Urology
Urology, which its readers call the Gold Journal, is published by Elsevier for urologists, residents, interns and nephrologists.泌尿学被读者称作黄金杂志，由爱思唯尔出版，面向泌尿科医师，住院医师，实习医师与肾脏内科医师。
Its 2025 impact factor is 2.3, the five-year figure is 2.3, and the CiteScore is 3.6.2025 年影响因子 2.3，五年影响因子 2.3，引用分值 3.6。
Several volumes appear each year, so volume numbers do not track calendar years, and the September 2026 issue is volume 215.每年出版数卷，卷号与年份并不同步，2026 年 9 月号是第 215 卷。
A first decision arrives in six days on average, and an accepted paper reaches the web six days after acceptance.首次决定平均 6 天到手，录用后 6 天即上网。
Hadley M. Wood is editor-in-chief, and Pablo Morales founded the journal.主编是 Hadley M. Wood，创刊人是 Pablo Morales。
Scope
- The journal publishes clinical and scientific work on adult and paediatric urology.刊物发表成人与儿童泌尿外科的临床与科学研究。
- Its mission is practical, timely and relevant information for the practising urologist.刊物使命是为执业泌尿科医师提供实用，及时且切题的信息。
- Equity and diversity among authors, reviewers and editors are stated aims.作者，审稿人与编辑之间的公平与多元是明写的目标。
- Urologic education holds a place in the journal.泌尿外科教育在刊物里有位置。
- Patient engagement and the humanistic aspects of care appear in the same list.患者参与与诊疗中的人文面向写在同一份清单里。
- Disparities in care are named as a subject the journal wants.诊疗差距被点名为刊物想要的主题。
- Ambulatory, office-based and geriatric urology is one standing topic.门诊，诊室与老年泌尿学是一个常设方向。
- Female urology and voiding dysfunction is another.女性泌尿学与排尿功能障碍是又一个方向。
- Health services research holds a section.卫生服务研究占一个栏目。
- Infertility holds one.不育症占一个栏目。
- Laparoscopy and robotics holds one.腹腔镜与机器人占一个栏目。
- Male sexual medicine holds one.男性性医学占一个栏目。
- Oncology holds one.肿瘤学占一个栏目。
- Paediatric urology holds one.儿童泌尿学占一个栏目。
- Prostatic diseases and male voiding dysfunction hold one.前列腺疾病与男性排尿功能障碍占一个栏目。
- Reconstructive urology holds one.修复重建泌尿学占一个栏目。
- Urologic congenitalism is a section of its own.泌尿生殖系统先天异常单列一个栏目。
- Emerging technologies and diagnostics holds one.新兴技术与诊断占一个栏目。
- Urology past and future covers education, history and workforce.泌尿学的过去与未来覆盖教育，历史与人力配置。
- Endourology and stones, infectious diseases, gender affirming surgery and women in urology each take a section.腔内泌尿学与结石，感染性疾病，性别肯定手术与女性泌尿学各占一个栏目。
- Narrative medicine appears among the deputy editors' briefs.叙事医学写在副编辑的分工里。
- Original work in most sections runs to 3,000 words with a 250-word structured abstract, four figures and thirty references.多数栏目里的原创研究上限 3000 词，附 250 词结构式摘要，4 幅图与 30 条参考文献。
- Narrative reviews carry a 100-word abstract, 3,000 words, three figures and fifty references.叙述性综述附 100 词摘要，全文 3000 词，3 幅图与 50 条参考文献。
- Systematic reviews get 4,000 words, four figures, a hundred references and a structured abstract of 250 words.系统综述给到 4000 词，4 幅图，100 条参考文献与 250 词结构式摘要。
- Paediatric case reports stop at 1,200 words with a 100-word abstract, three figures and fifteen references.儿童病例报告上限 1200 词，附 100 词摘要，3 幅图与 15 条参考文献。
- Commentaries run to 2,000 words with three figures and twenty-five references.评论文章篇幅到 2000 词，配 3 幅图与 25 条参考文献。
- Letters to the editor stop at 500 words with one figure and five references.读者来信上限 500 词，1 幅图与 5 条参考文献。
- An editorial comment may run to 1,000 words when it stands alone, and 500 when it answers a paper.独立成篇的编辑评论可到 1000 词，回应某篇论文时只给 500 词。
- Gold Challenge Cases take 200 words, one figure and five references.黄金挑战病例给 200 词，1 幅图与 5 条参考文献。
- Biographies run to 2,000 words with two figures and twenty-five references.人物传记篇幅到 2000 词，配 2 幅图与 25 条参考文献。
- Two sister titles, Urology Case Reports and Urology Video Journal, carry case material and video.两个姊妹刊《泌尿学病例报告》与《泌尿学视频杂志》承担病例材料与视频。
- A section called Urology Past and Future places the field's history beside its workforce questions.名为泌尿学的过去与未来的栏目把学科史与人力问题并排放。
History
- Elsevier Science Inc has published the journal since 1973.爱思唯尔科学公司自 1973 年起出版该刊。
- The National Library of Medicine dates the title to 1973 and indexes it in MEDLINE.美国国家医学图书馆把刊名起始年记为 1973，并将其收入 MEDLINE。
- Pablo Morales founded the journal and edited it first.Pablo Morales 创办该刊并出任首位编辑。
- Joseph E. Oesterling, Alan W. Partin and Eric A. Klein followed him in the chair.Joseph E. Oesterling，Alan W. Partin 与 Eric A. Klein 先后接过这把交椅。
- Volume numbers climb faster than years, and 215 volumes had appeared by 2026.卷号涨得比年份快，到 2026 年已出到第 215 卷。
- Clarivate lists the journal in the Science Citation Index Expanded.科睿唯安把该刊收在科学引文索引扩展版。
- The 2021 impact factor was 2.649.2021 年影响因子为 2.649。
- 2022 held at 2.633.2022 年维持在 2.633。
- 2023 fell to 2.1.2023 年降到 2.1。
- 2024 dropped to 2.0.2024 年落到 2.0。
- 2025 recovered to 2.3.2025 年回升到 2.3。
- The 2025 window holds 314 articles and 19,969 citations behind them.2025 年窗口内有 314 篇文章，背后是 19969 次被引。
- Gold open access accounted for 9.30 percent of that window.金色开放获取在这一窗口占 9.30%。
- The article influence score of 0.659 ranks 55th of 132.论文影响分值 0.659，在 132 种刊中排第 55。
- The citation indicator of 0.76 ranks 50th of 134.期刊引文指标 0.76，在 134 种刊中排第 50。
- The journal's percentile in urology and nephrology stands at 54.9.刊物在泌尿学与肾脏病学类的百分位是 54.9。
- The print and electronic numbers are 0090-4295 and 1527-9995.印刷版与电子版号分别是 0090-4295 与 1527-9995。
Editors
- Hadley M. Wood is editor-in-chief.Hadley M. Wood 担任主编。
- Isabela Caus is managing editor.Isabela Caus 任执行编辑。
- Pablo Morales is listed as founding editor.Pablo Morales 列为创刊编辑。
- Joseph E. Oesterling, Alan W. Partin and Eric A. Klein are listed as former editors.Joseph E. Oesterling，Alan W. Partin 与 Eric A. Klein 列为历任编辑。
- Craig Comiter covers female urology and voiding dysfunction.Craig Comiter 负责女性泌尿学与排尿功能障碍。
- Karen L. Stern covers endourology and stones.Karen L. Stern 负责腔内泌尿学与结石。
- Brent Hollenbeck covers health services research.Brent Hollenbeck 负责卫生服务研究。
- Sarah Vij covers infertility.Sarah Vij 负责不育症。
- Wesley M. White covers laparoscopy and robotics.Wesley M. White 负责腹腔镜与机器人。
- Yaw Nyame covers oncology.Yaw Nyame 负责肿瘤学。
- Jeffrey A. Stock covers paediatric urology.Jeffrey A. Stock 负责儿童泌尿学。
- Ricardo R. Gonzalez covers prostatic diseases and Christopher M. Gonzalez covers reconstructive urology.Ricardo R. Gonzalez 负责前列腺疾病，Christopher M. Gonzalez 负责修复重建泌尿学。
- Uzoma Anele covers review articles.Uzoma Anele 负责综述稿件。
- Petar Bajic covers sexual medicine and Sarah Faris covers women in urology.Petar Bajic 负责性医学，Sarah Faris 负责女性泌尿学栏目。
- Damara Kaplan covers ambulatory and geriatric urology.Damara Kaplan 负责门诊与老年泌尿学。
- Adam G. Sowalsky covers emerging technologies and diagnostics.Adam G. Sowalsky 负责新兴技术与诊断。
- Olivia Hogue in Cleveland is the biostatistician.克利夫兰的 Olivia Hogue 任生物统计编辑。
- Tomas L. Griebling and Lindsay Hampson share Urology Past and Future.Tomas L. Griebling 与 Lindsay Hampson 共同负责泌尿学的过去与未来栏目。
- Molly DeWitt-Foy handles narrative medicine and urologic congenitalism.Molly DeWitt-Foy 分管叙事医学与泌尿生殖系统先天异常。
- Deputy editors include Nicholas Heller, Una Lee, Jerilyn Latini, Bradley A. Erickson, Richard Matulewicz, Rajat K. Jain, Jason Scovell, Amanda Buchanan, Amanda C. Chi, Eric Bortnick and Stephanie Kielb.副编辑包括 Nicholas Heller，Una Lee，Jerilyn Latini，Bradley A. Erickson，Richard Matulewicz，Rajat K. Jain，Jason Scovell，Amanda Buchanan，Amanda C. Chi，Eric Bortnick 与 Stephanie Kielb。
- Alan J. Wein, Wayne Hellstrom, Surena F. Matin and Kevin R. Loughlin are consulting editors.Alan J. Wein，Wayne Hellstrom，Surena F. Matin 与 Kevin R. Loughlin 任顾问编辑。
- The advisory board runs from Los Angeles and Naples through Novi Sad and Casamassima to Vancouver and Houston.顾问委员会从洛杉矶与那不勒斯一路排到诺维萨德与卡萨马西马，再到温哥华与休斯敦。