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Minerva Urology And Nephrology

Minerva Urology and Nephrology is a hybrid bi-monthly journal affiliated with the Italian Society of Urology (SIU). It is indexed in EMBASE, PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), and Scopus, and has an Impact Factor of 4.2. The journal has pISSN 2724-6051 and eISSN 2724-6442.

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Subject Urology & Nephrology

Impact Factor 4.2

Quartile Q1

Open Access Type Hybrid

ISSN 2724-6051

eISSN 2724-6442

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Subscription-based publication is free of charge. Open access APC is €1800.00, or €1500.00 for Letters to the Editor, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Minerva Urology And Nephrology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover letter is required if AI-assisted technologies were used, and it must disclose their use. Cover letter must disclose any AI-assisted technologies used and, if applicable, justify split publication from a single study, include relevant previously published articles from the same study, and provide permission details for reused material.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be subdivided into Introduction, Materials (Patients) and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions. Manuscript must include a mandatory Conflicts of interest note, Funding note, Authors’ contributions note, the statement "All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript," and disclosure of AI use in the acknowledgements or methods section as applicable.

References Original Articles may include up to 30 references. References must follow the standard format approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. References must include only cited authors, be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals as cited in the text, and be cited in the text as superscript Arabic numerals.

Figures & Tables No specific maximum number of figures or tables is stated, but they should be appropriate for the type and length of the paper. Tables must be included in the text file, while figures must be submitted as separate files and their titles repeated in the text file. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals with titles, and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals with titles.

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Review Articles

Cover Letter If AI-assisted technologies were used, their use must be disclosed in the cover letter.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words.

Manuscript Review article text must not exceed 4500 words, excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include a mandatory Conflicts of interest note, Funding note, Authors’ contributions note, and disclosure of AI use in the appropriate section if applicable.

References Review articles may include up to 50 references. References must follow the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors style. References must include only cited sources and must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in the order of citation, with superscript Arabic numerals used in the text.

Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the text file, while figures must be submitted as separate files. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals with a title and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals with a title.

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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter Cover letter is required only to disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies, if applicable. Cover letter must disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies, if applicable.

Abstract Abstract is required and must be structured. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings: introduction, evidence acquisition, evidence synthesis, and conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must be subdivided into the sections: introduction, evidence acquisition, evidence synthesis, and conclusions. Manuscript must include mandatory Notes sections for Conflicts of interest, Funding, and Authors’ contributions, and any use of AI for writing assistance must be described in the Acknowledgements section while AI used for data collection, analysis, or figure generation must be described in the Methods section.

References References must follow the standard format approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. References must include only sources cited in the text and must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in the order of citation, with in-text citations given as superscript Arabic numerals.

Figures & Tables The number of tables and figures should be appropriate for the type and length of the paper. Tables must be submitted in the text file, and figures must be submitted as separate files. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals with a title, and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals with a title that is also repeated in the text file.

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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter If AI-assisted technologies were used, their use must be disclosed in the cover letter.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings introduction, evidence acquisition, evidence synthesis, and conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must be subdivided into the sections introduction, evidence acquisition, evidence synthesis, and conclusions. Manuscript must include mandatory Notes sections for conflicts of interest, funding, and authors’ contributions, and any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the manuscript in the appropriate section.

Figures & Tables The number of figures and tables must be appropriate for the type and length of the paper. Tables must be submitted in the text file, whereas figures must be submitted as separate files. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals and accompanied by a title, and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals and accompanied by a title.

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Video/Illustrated Articles

Cover Letter AI use must be disclosed in the cover letter if applicable.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words.

Manuscript Manuscript must follow the guidelines for Original Articles and describe advanced surgical techniques while reporting early and long-term results and complications. Manuscript must include mandatory Notes sections for Conflicts of interest, Funding, and Authors’ contributions, include the statement "All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript," and disclose any AI use in the appropriate manuscript section.

References References must follow the standard format approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. References must include only works cited in the text and be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in the order cited, with superscript Arabic numerals used for in-text citations.

Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the text file, figures must be submitted as separate files, and each article must be accompanied by an explanatory video and/or detailed surgical illustrations as online-only supplementary material. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals with titles, and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals with titles that are also repeated in the text file.

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Short Communications

Cover Letter If AI-assisted technologies were used, their use must be disclosed in the cover letter.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words. Abstract structure is not specified for this article type.

Manuscript Manuscript text must not exceed 1500 words, excluding abstract, references, and legends. Short Communications must have unstructured text. Manuscript must include mandatory Notes sections for Conflicts of interest, Funding, and Authors’ contributions, and any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the appropriate manuscript section.

References Short Communications may include up to 10 references. References must follow the standard format approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. References must contain only sources cited in the text and must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in citation order, with superscript Arabic numerals used in the text.

Figures & Tables Short Communications may include up to 2 figures or tables. Figures must be submitted as separate files, while tables must be submitted in the text file. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals with a title, and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals with a title that is also repeated in the text file.

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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Any AI-assisted technology use must be disclosed in the cover letter, if applicable.

Abstract Abstract is not required for Letters To The Editor.

Manuscript Letters To The Editor must be 500-1000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Letters To The Editor must not be subdivided. The manuscript must include mandatory Notes sections for Conflicts of interest, Funding, and Authors’ contributions, and any AI writing assistance must be described in the Acknowledgements section if applicable.

References Letters To The Editor may include up to 5 references. References must follow the standard format approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. References must contain only cited works and must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals as they appear in the text, with in-text citations shown as superscripted Arabic numerals.

Figures & Tables Tables must be included in the text file, while figures must be submitted as separate files.

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Guidelines

Cover Letter Cover letter is required if AI-assisted technologies were used and for certain publication-history or permission disclosures. Cover letter must disclose any AI-assisted technologies used, justify split publication from a single study when applicable, include relevant previously published articles from the same study, and provide permission details for material reproduced from other publications.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 200 to 250 words.

Manuscript Manuscript must follow the template for the relevant article type and the text file must contain title, running title, authors’ details, abstract, key words, text, references, notes, tables, and titles of tables and figures. Manuscript must include key words, mandatory Notes sections for Conflicts of interest, Funding, and Authors’ contributions, and disclosure of AI use in the acknowledgements for writing assistance or in the methods section for data collection, analysis, or figure generation.

References References must follow the standard format approved by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. References must include only sources cited in the text and must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals with in-text citations shown as superscript Arabic numerals.

Figures & Tables The number of figures and tables must be appropriate for the type and length of the paper. Figures must be submitted as separate files, while tables must be submitted in the text file. Tables must be numbered in Roman numerals and accompanied by a title, and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals and accompanied by a title that is also repeated in the text file.

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Recent Publications

Rethinking biopsy timing in renal mass ablation: aligning evolving guidelines with personalized care

Riccardo BERTOLO, Giovanni PUPPINI, Andrea MINERVINI, Bernardo ROCCO, Greta PETTENUZZO, Alessandro ANTONELLI

10.23736/s2724-6051.26.06985-5

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Real-world multicenter adherence to international guidelines in the management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: insights from the ROBUUST 2.0 Registry

Mariaconsiglia FERRIERO, Gabriele TUDERTI, Flavia PROIETTI, Giuseppe CHIACCHIO, Gabriele BIGNANTE, Zhenjie WU, Linhui WANG, Vitaly MARGULIS, Raj BHANVADIA, Firas ABDOLLAH, Nicholas B. CUSUMANO, Alessandro ANTONELLI, Francesco DITONNO, Alessandro VECCIA, Nirmish SINGLA, Stephan BRÖNIMANN, Ithaar H. DERWEESH, Dhruv PURI, Margaret F. MEAGHER, Soroush RAIS-BAHRAMI, Sol C. MOON, Matteo FERRO, Ottavio DE COBELLI, Francesco PORPIGLIA, Daniele AMPARORE, Enrico CHECCUCCI, Randall LEE, Andres F. CORREA, Daniel D. EUN, Mark L. GONZALGO, Omri F. NATIV, Sisto PERDONÀ, Antonio TUFANO, Ahmed ERAKY, Reza MEHRAZIN, Courtney YONG, Chandru P. SUNDARAM, Takashi YOSHIDA, Hidefumi KINOSHITA, Alireza GHOREIFI, Farshad S. MOGHADDAM, Hooman DJALADAT, Riccardo AUTORINO, Giuseppe SIMONE

10.23736/s2724-6051.26.06684-x

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Pharmacology, efficacy and safety of different extracts of Serenoa repens in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia: a narrative review

Cosimo DE NUNZIO, Riccardo LOMBARDO, Antonio FRANCO, Beatrice TURCHI, Antonio CICIONE, Mauro GACCI, Stavros GRAVAS

10.23736/s2724-6051.26.06657-7

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Real-world comparison of the effectiveness and safety of immune-based combinations in elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (ARON-1 study)

Marco MARUZZO, Alexandr POPRACH, Sebastiano BUTI, Aristotelis BAMIAS, Roubini ZAKOPOULOU, Ugo DE GIORGI, Jakub KUCHARZ, Luigi FORMISANO, Thomas BUTTNER, Paolo A. ZUCALI, Haoran LI, Lorena INCORVAIA, Ray M. KOPP, Carlo MESSINA, Jindrich KOPECKY, Giuseppe FORNARINI, Johannes LANDMESSER, Sara E. REBUZZI, Cecilia NASSO, Andre P. FAY, Dipen BHUVA, Alvaro PINTO, Tomas BUCHLER, Renate PICHLER, Ravindran KANESVARAN, Andrey SOARES, Francesco MASSARI, Fernando S. MONTEIRO, Idemar A. DOS SANTOS FILHO, Camillo PORTA, Umberto BASSO, Matteo SANTONI

10.23736/s2724-6051.25.06360-8

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Detrimental effect of delayed or incomplete BCG protocols administration after trans-urethral tumor resection in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review

Ettore DI TRAPANI, Arturo LO GIUDICE, Elio MAZZONE, Paolo DELL’OGLIO, Gabriele SORCE, Stefano LUZZAGO, Francesco A. MISTRETTA, Giovanni LA CROCE, Mattia PICCINELLI, Dario DI TRAPANI, Marco MOSCHINI, Antonio GALFANO, Francesco MONTORSI, Alberto BRIGANTI, Firas ABDOLLAH, Ottavio DE COBELLI, Gennaro MUSI

10.23736/s2724-6051.26.06594-8

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

The outcome of peer review is communicated as quickly as feasible. Corrected proofs must be returned within 3 working days after proofs are made available online.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required for reviewer suggestions, justification of split publications, permission for reproduced material, and submission of reporting checklists. AI-assisted technologies should be disclosed in the cover letter when used.

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What are the publication costs?

Subscription-based publication is free of charge. Open access APC is €1800.00, or €1500.00 for Letters to the Editor, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Renal cell carcinoma treatment Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Ureteral procedures and complications Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pelvic floor disorders treatments Urinary Tract Infections Management Urological Disorders and Treatments Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies Renal and Vascular Pathologies Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgical Simulation and Training Renal and related cancers Urologic and reproductive health conditions Sexual function and dysfunction studies Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Organ Donation and Transplantation Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Acute Kidney Injury Research Genital Health and Disease Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

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