ORBIT20 Nephrology journals with no fee to publish with at least 10 papers in 2025. No fee means the journal, DOAJ or OpenAlex states the fee as zero. A journal that has not published a fee is not listed here, and neither is a subscription journal that charges only for open access.
As of 27 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Journal of Nephrology | 0101-2800 | 226 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine | 1110-7782 | 189 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Kidney Research and Clinical Practice | 2211-9132 | 129 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Nefrología | 0211-6995 | 118 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Nefrología (English Edition) | 2013-2514 | 103 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Renal Replacement Therapy | 2059-1381 | 102 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Revista Médica Herediana | 1018-130X | 75 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Revista de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Nefrología Diálisis y Trasplante | 2953-6448 | 51 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Revista Colombiana de Nefrología | 2389-7708 | 48 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Nefrología Latinoamericana | 2444-9032 | 42 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Enfermería Nefrológica | 2254-2884 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Japanese journal of pediatric nephrology | 0915-2245 | 37 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2950-0761 | 36 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Turk Nefroloji Diyaliz ve Transplantasyon Hemsireleri Dernegi | 2147-7728 | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile | 2607-9917 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| ASIDE Health Sciences | 3067-8730 | 17 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation | 1319-2442 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Saudi Arabia |
| EMJ Nephrology | 2053-4248 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Preventive Epidemiology | 2476-3934 | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Ciencia Tecnología y Salud | 2409-3459 | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Guatemala |