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Kidney Medicine

Kidney Medicine is an official journal of the National Kidney Foundation and an open access journal focused on clinical medicine in nephrology and hypertension. Its mission is to disseminate knowledge relevant to the care of people with or at risk of kidney diseases, publishing original research, case reports, and reviews across topics including qualitative and quantitative research, health care policy, delivery and disparities research, epidemiology and outcomes research, nephrology education, and patient reported outcomes.

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Subject Urology & Nephrology
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2590-0595
eISSN 2590-0595
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article Publishing Charge: USD 2710 for original investigations and review articles; USD 1355 for case reports or other brief reports; 20% discount for society members.

Submission Instructions

Kidney Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Original Research articles must include a structured abstract. The abstract must not exceed 300 words. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Original Research articles are limited to 3,500 words excluding the abstract, references, article information section, tables, and figure legends. The manuscript must be organized into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections, and the Introduction and Discussion must not include subheadings. The title page should include a subtitle stating the study design, the manuscript must describe each author's contributions and include a statement of collective responsibility, and a Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process section must be added before the References if generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing.
References Original Research articles will generally have no more than 50 references. References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript according to the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Original Research articles will generally have no more than 8 figures, tables, and boxes in total. Tables must be placed on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, figure legends must appear at the end of the manuscript file, and figures must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the manuscript. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numbering, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend.
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Clinical Trial

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Clinical Trial manuscripts must include a structured abstract. Clinical Trial abstracts must be structured. Clinical Trial structured abstracts must use the headings Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Participants, Intervention(s), Outcomes, Results, Limitations, Conclusions, Funding, and Trial Registration.
Manuscript Clinical Trial manuscripts should include the study protocol with any amendments identified by date at initial submission. Clinical Trial manuscripts must include a Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process section before the references if generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, and randomized controlled trials must include a CONSORT flowchart.
References References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Each table must appear on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file, while figures must not be embedded in the manuscript and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numerals, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Decision Analysis

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract must use the headings Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Population, Intervention(s), Outcomes, Model, Perspective, & Timeframe, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis articles should follow the recommendations of the Second Panel on Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine to report economic evaluations of health interventions. If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, include a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' before the References that names the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Each table must be placed on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file, while figures must not be embedded in the manuscript and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numbering, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract headings must be Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Population, Intervention(s), Outcomes, Model, Perspective, & Timeframe, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis articles should follow the recommendations of the Second Panel on Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine for reporting economic evaluations of health interventions. If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, include a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' before the references stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Tables must appear on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, while figures must not be embedded in the manuscript and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numerals, each table must include its number and title above it, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Diagnostic Test Study

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract must use the headings Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Population, Tests Compared, Outcomes, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, include a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' before the References stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Tables must be placed on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, and figures must not be embedded in the manuscript file but uploaded separately. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numbering, each table must include its number and title above it, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Observational Study

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Population, Exposure(s) or Predictor(s), Outcomes, Analytical Approach, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, the manuscript must include a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' before the References stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Each table must be placed on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file, figure legends must appear at the end of the manuscript file, and figures must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the manuscript. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numbering, each table must include its number and title above it, and each figure must have a legend.
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Quality Improvement Study

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Participants, Quality Improvement Activities, Outcome(s), Analytical Approach, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript should follow the SQUIRE guidelines and include content describing the problem, intervention, study design, measures, analysis, results, limitations, and implications for improvement practice and future research. If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, include a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' before the references stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Each table must appear on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file, figure legends must be placed at the end of the manuscript file, and figures must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the manuscript. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numbering, each table must have a number and title above it, and each figure must have a legend.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Structured abstract is required for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Abstract must be structured using the specified headings for this article type. Structured abstract must use the headings Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Study Populations, Selection Criteria for Studies, Data Extraction, Analytical Approach, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions, except systematic reviews of qualitative studies must use Search Strategy & Sources instead of Selection Criteria for Studies, and the PROSPERO registration number must be reported at the end of the abstract.
Manuscript If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, include a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' before the References list stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Tables must be placed on separate pages immediately after the references in the manuscript file, figure legends must appear at the end of the manuscript file after the references or tables, and figures must not be embedded in the manuscript file but uploaded separately. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numbering, each table must include its number and title above the table, and each figure must have a legend.
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Meta-Analysis

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The abstract must be structured using the required headings for this article type. Abstract headings must be Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Study Populations, Selection Criteria for Studies, Data Extraction, Analytical Approach, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions, except qualitative systematic reviews must use Search Strategy & Sources instead of Selection Criteria for Studies.
Manuscript A Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process must be added before the References list only if generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, and it must name the tool or service and the reason for its use.
References References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Each table must appear on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file, while figures must not be embedded in the manuscript and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numerals, each table must have its number and title above it, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file after the references or tables.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Reviews must include an abstract. The abstract must be 150-200 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Reviews are limited to 4,000 words. A declaration titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' must be added before the references only if generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References Reviews will generally have no more than 100 references. References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Reviews may include up to 8 figures, tables, and boxes in total. Tables must be placed on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, while figures must not be embedded in the manuscript and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order in the text using Arabic numbering, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Case Series

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract headings must be Rationale & Objective, Study Design, Setting & Participants, Results, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Manuscript If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, the manuscript must include a section before the references titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Each table must be placed on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file, and figures must not be embedded in the manuscript file but uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order using Arabic numerals, each table must include its number and title above it, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Research Letters

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript is limited to 800 words. Manuscript must include an introduction, brief methods, key results, and a discussion, and it must not use subheadings. Manuscript must describe each author's contributions and provide a statement of collective responsibility, and any generative AI use in writing must be disclosed in a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' placed before the references.
References References are limited to 10. References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables A total of 2 figures or tables may be included. Tables must be placed on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, whereas figures must not be embedded and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order in the text, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Case Reports must include an abstract. The abstract must be 150-200 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Case Reports are limited to 1,500 words. Case Reports must be organized into Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion sections. A Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process section must be added before the references only if generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used, stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References Case Reports will generally have no more than 20 references. References must be compiled at the end of the manuscript in the order of citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Case Reports will generally have no more than 4 figures, tables, and boxes in total. Tables must be placed on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, while figures must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the manuscript. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order in the text, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Kidney Biopsy Teaching Cases

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1,800 words. Manuscript must be organized into Introduction, Case Report, and Discussion sections, and the Case Report section must include Clinical History and Initial Laboratory Data, Kidney Biopsy, Diagnosis, and Clinical Follow-up subsections. If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing, a section titled 'Declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process' must be added before the References list stating the tool or service used and the reason for its use.
References References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 4 figures or tables may be included. Tables must be placed on separate pages after the references in the manuscript file, and figures must not be embedded in the manuscript file but uploaded separately. Tables and figures must be cited in numerical order in the text, each table must include a number and title, and each figure must have a legend placed at the end of the manuscript file.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 250 words. Letter must respond to an article in Kidney Medicine.
References Letter may include up to 5 references. References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they are cited in the text.
Figures & Tables Letter may include 1 figure or 1 table. Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while each table must be placed on a separate page after the references in the manuscript file. Figures and tables must be cited in numerical order in the text, and each figure must have a legend.
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Recent Publications

GANAB-related Polycystic Kidney Disease Mimicking the Cutaneous Findings of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Mohammad Karam Chaaban, David Melville, Yaqqira Womack, Natasha Strande, Peter Harris, Mark Pittelkow, Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, Linnea M. Baudhuin, Mayowa A. Osundiji

10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101421
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Adenovirus Nephritis Presenting as a Mass Lesion in a Renal Allograft

Guy Robinson, Chasen Cottle, Nichole Henkes, Amelia Tochtrop, Shahrier Amin, Sangeeta Nair-Collins, Shayan Butt

10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101422
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Alport Syndrome Family Screening and Management: Experience of a Tertiary Center

Ana Marta Gomes, Claudia Falcão Reis, Joana Dias, Vitória Faria, Jorge Malheiro, Carolina Lemos, Daniela Lopes, Graça Ferreira, Clara Almeida, Idalina Beirão

10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101419
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Perioperative Use of Efgartigimod Alfa, A Neonatal Fc Receptor Antagonist, to Reduce Antiphospholipid Antibody Titers and Thrombotic Risk in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Katafan Achkar, Stephanie Yi, George M. Nassar, Abdul-Jabbar Khan, Paul M. Schroder, Alex W. Rogers, Alisson N. Yun, A. Osama Gaber

10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101423
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Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Associated With Malignant Hypertension Presenting With Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome-like Symptoms

Hiroyuki Okawa, Yukihiro Wada, Noritoshi Kato, Mayuko Hanyuda, Ryota Uchitubo, Tetsuya Abe, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Yasushi Nagaba, Shoichi Maruyama, Yasuo Takeuchi

10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101424
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

6 days from submission to first decision; 71 days from submission to decision after review; 133 days from submission to acceptance.

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What are the publication costs?

Article Publishing Charge: USD 2710 for original investigations and review articles; USD 1355 for case reports or other brief reports; 20% discount for society members.

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Research Topics

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