Renal Failure

Aims & Scope

Renal Failure primarily concentrates on acute renal injury and its consequence, but also addresses advances in the fields of chronic renal failure, hypertension, and renal transplantation.

Bringing together both clinical and experimental aspects of renal failure, this publication presents timely, practical information on pathology and pathophysiology of acute renal failure; nephrotoxicity of drugs and other substances; prevention, treatment, and therapy of renal failure; renal failure in association with transplantation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

This journal uses single-blind peer review.

Renal Failure is a fully open access journal.

This means all articles will, if accepted, be available for anyone to read anywhere, at any time immediately on publication.

All submitted papers will continue to be peer reviewed following the current rigorous process

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

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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.

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• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
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• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
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• 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.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,165.00 AUD. Learn more.

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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.

• Proton pump inhibitors linked to hypomagnesemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Wisit, Charat, Wonngarm, Narat, Peter J., Patompong, Oisin A., Sira, Stephen B.

• The Relationship Between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Inflammation in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Kultigin, Ibrahim, Fatma Humeyra, Halil Zeki

• A Clinical Tool to Measure the Components of Health-Care Transition from Pediatric Care to Adult Care: The<i>UNC TR_xANSITION Scale</i>

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Maria E, Donna H, Kristi, J. Bradley, M. Ted, Susan L, Debbie S, Lynn P, Stephen R

• Oxidant Mechanisms in Gentamicin Nephrotoxicity

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Patrick D., Yousri, Sudhir V.

• Effects of Normal Saline vs. Lactated Ringer's during Renal Transplantation

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Mohammad Reza, Farhad, Reza Shariat, Farsad, Ali Pasha, Patricia, Atabak

• Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Evaluation of Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Gülay Ulusal, Salih, Kürşad, Ramazan Erdem, Özge, Hatice, Ülver, Yasemin

• Imaging Modalities for Renal Artery Stenosis in Suspected Renovascular Hypertension: Prospective Intraindividual Comparison of Color Doppler US, CT Angiography, GD-Enhanced MR Angiography, and Digital Substraction Angiography

  Citation: 142

  Authors: C., M., K., V., E., G., I.V., I.

• A Multi-Center Evaluation of Early Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Trauma Patients

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Sean M., Carol, R.T. Noel, Rinaldo

• Sarcopenia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: incidence rate, risk factors and its effect on survival risk

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Hongqi, Dehua, Fengyu, Bin, Zhihong

• Prophylaxis of Acute Renal Failure in Patients with Rhabdomyolysis

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Eduardo, Maria Fernanda F. Leme, Jose Maria C., Elisa M.