Indian Journal of Urology

Aims & Scope

Indian Journal of Urology-IJU (ISSN 0970-1591) is the official publication of the Urological Society of India (USI).

The journal was established in 1984 and is published Quarterly in print and electronic formats.

It is fully funded by the USI with completely open access and no fees at any stage of publication.

The IJU is the sole Pubmed Central® and SCOPUS indexed urology journal from the Indian subcontinent.

The journal receives around 400 submissions every year.

Manuscripts are accepted without geographic limitation but with a special focus on regionally relevant issues.

The IJU covers content related to all aspects of urology including adult and pediatric urology, andrology, male infertility, urologic oncology, kidney transplantation, and female urology.

Accepted manuscripts are published online ‘Ahead of Print’.

Over 3000 print copies per issue are mailed to members of USI and individual and institutional subscribers.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Epidemiology and etiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia and bladder outlet obstruction

  Citation: 160

  Authors: JKellogg, NishantD

• Mesh complications in female pelvic floor reconstructive surgery and their management: A systematic review

  Citation: 119

  Authors: GopalH, HemendraN

• Hemorrhagic cystitis: A challenge to the urologist

  Citation: 98

  Authors: LalgudiN, R, Santosh

• Oxidative stress and antioxidants for idiopathic oligoasthenoteratospermia: Is it justified?

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Ashok, LuckyH

• Semen analysis and sperm function tests: How much to test?

  Citation: 90

  Authors: SS

• History of evidence-based medicine

  Citation: 88

  Authors: RogerL, Philipp

• Mitochondrial DNA mutations in etiopathogenesis of male infertility

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Rima, MonisBilal, Rakesh, Audesh, R.N.K, Rajeev, NarmadaP, TK

• Ureteral stent discomfort: Etiology and management

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Manoj, Ricardo

• DNA fragmentation and apoptosis induced by safranal in human prostate cancer cell line

  Citation: 74

  Authors: MahmoudM, Saeed

• Legal and ethical aspects of organ donation and transplantation

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Sunil