Ongoing Special Issues
Active special issue calls seeking nephrology research contributions on focused kidney science and clinical topics.
Current Collection Opportunities
Nephrology Advances maintains active special issues on priority kidney research topics. Explore current calls and contribute your expertise to curated collections reaching targeted nephrology audiences worldwide.
Each special issue focuses on emerging challenges or advances in specific areas of kidney science and clinical practice.
Current special issues accepting nephrology submissions are listed below. Check individual calls for specific scope, guidelines, and submission deadlines for kidney research contributions.
Diabetic Kidney Disease
Novel biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and management strategies for diabetic nephropathy affecting millions of patients with kidney complications worldwide.
Dialysis Innovations
Advances in hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and emerging renal replacement technologies improving quality of life for patients requiring kidney support.
Transplant Outcomes
Research on graft survival, rejection prevention, and long-term management of kidney transplant recipients for improved clinical outcomes.
- Review special issue scope and ensure research alignment with nephrology collection themes
- Prepare manuscripts following standard author guidelines for kidney research
- Select appropriate special issue during submission process for proper routing
- Contact guest editors for pre-submission guidance on specific nephrology topics
Timeline: Special issue deadlines vary by collection. Early submission is encouraged to allow adequate review and revision time before collection closure for kidney research publications.
Interested in proposing a new special issue on an emerging nephrology topic? Contact the editorial office to discuss your ideas for guest editing a kidney research collection addressing critical renal medicine frontiers.
Articles published in special issues receive enhanced visibility through collection landing pages, coordinated promotion, and social media highlighting advancing special issue scope in nephrology and kidney science.
Contribute to Special Issues
Submit your nephrology research to ongoing special issues and join curated collections in kidney science.
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