Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia.

Aims & Scope

The Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, hereafter referred to as The Journal, is the official publication of The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is published every two months.

The Journal will consider papers of interest about diseases of kidney and urinary tract and related subjects.

The Journal will publish original articles, review articles, short communications, case studies, letters to the editors, an annotated bibliography and a column on news and views, all of which are referred to as papers in this "Information for Authors/Contributors." Papers must not have been submitted for publication to any other journal or bulletin.

All original articles, review articles, short communications and case studies will be peer reviewed.

The procedure followed and decisions made by the editors will be final.

The overall objective would be to get diverse perspectives in all matters relating to the kidney and urinary tract in the healthy and the diseased.

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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.

• 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.

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 does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Contrast-Induced nephropathy: Pathophysiology, risk factors, and prevention

  Citation: 98

  Authors: TusharJ, MohammadA, Eric, James, Chirag, Huzaif, Vikas, Taimoor, JenniferS, Arif

• Predictors of quality of life in hemodialysis patients

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Magda, Jamal, Adel, Ali, Abdulkareem, Mohammed

• Knowledge and attitude towards organ donation among adult population in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Saud, Sandeep, Mohammed, Abdullaziz, Abdullah

• Cost-effectiveness of kidney transplantation compared with chronic dialysis in end-stage renal disease

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Diego, Juan-David, CarlosEduardo

• Health-related quality of life in patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

  Citation: 46

  Authors: IkechiG, Tebogo, CharlesR

• Organ transplantation: A Sunni Islamic perspective

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Mohammed

• Depression in patients on hemodialysis and their caregivers

  Citation: 44

  Authors: AizazM, Farkhanda, Zeb, Abdul, Shumaela

• Study of non-compliance among chronic hemodialysis patients and its impact on patients′ outcomes

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Salwa, Mohammed, Dawlat

• Epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in Iran: A review article

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Alireza, MarziehBeladi, SeyedSeifollah Beladi

• The impact of pediatric nephrotic syndrome on parents′ health-related quality of life and family functioning: An assessment made by the PedsQL 4.0 family impact module

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Kirtisudha, Smita, Saima, Bimbadhar