Urology Journal: Announcements
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description: Notice to Authors, Reviewers, and Readers We would like to inform our authors, reviewers, and readers that, during the past two months, the journal experienced significant disruptions in communication and access due to circumstances beyond our control, including national-level internet and communication restrictions. As a result, our editorial office was unable to respond to some emails and to process journal affairs in a timely manner. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and delays this situation may have caused. We are pleased to announce that our communication channels are now fully restored, and the journal has resumed its regular activities. Our editorial team is making every effort to address pending matters and to compensate for the delays as quickly as possible. If you have sent us an email during the past two months and not yet received a reply, we kindly ask you to resend your message so that we can follow up promptly. uroljournal@gmail.com To reduce the impact of similar situations in the future, the journal is also planning to establish a **mirror website** so that access to the journal’s services will remain available even if the main academic internet infrastructure is disrupted. We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support. Editorial Office [Urology Journal] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the official journal of the Urology and Nephrology Research Center (UNRC) and the Iranian Urological Association (IUA), Urology Journal is a comprehensive digest of useful information on modern urology. Emphasis is on practical information that reflects the latest diagnostic and treatment techniques. Our objectives are to provide an exceptional source of current and clinically relevant research in the discipline of urology, to reflect the scientific work and progress of our colleagues, and to present the articles in a logi…
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items: Journal announcement: Oct 2024-List of countries with reduced publication fee.
items: Journal announcement: April 2023
items: Journal announcement: June 2022
items: Journal Announcement: May 2021
items: Journal Announcement: May 2020
items: Journal Announcement: January 2020
items: Journal Announcement: December 2019
items: Journal Announcement: 18 Aug 2018
items: Journal Announcement: 30 June 2018
items: Journal Announcement: 23 June 2018
items: Journal Announcement: Nov 2017
items: Journal Announcement: Sep 2017
items: Journal Announcement: June 2017
items: Journal Announcement: November 2013
items: IMPACT FACTOR

Journal announcement: Oct 2024-List of countries with reduced publication fee.
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description: In order to facilitate publication of high quality articles from countries with a low-moderate income, ‌starting from October 2024 the Editorial Board of the Urology Journal has decided to offer a reduced publication fee of 550 Euros for low - moderate income countries. The list of countries which would benefit from such reduced fee include Turkey, China, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Central Asian countries, and African countries. All accepted manuscripts waiting for payment are subject to this reduced fee. Submissions from other countries are subject to the regular publication fee of 750 Euros. Further detail is available in: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/urolj/index.php/uj/Author_Guidelines
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2024-10-05

Journal announcement: April 2023
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description: Starting from April 2023, the Urology Journal adds a section namely "Data availability statement" in which the authors should explain the availability of data for their publication. In case the authors cannot place the data of their research in a public data repository, the Urology Journal can place the original data of the publication on its website.
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2023-03-18

Journal announcement: April 2023
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description: Starting from April 2023, the ORCID ID of the first and the corresponding authors should be provided in the submission's TITLE page.
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2023-03-07

Journal announcement: June 2022
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2021-07-06

Journal Announcement: May 2021
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2021-05-11

Journal Announcement: May 2020
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description: Starting form 1st June 2020, the publication fee for accepted articles in the Urology Journal has changes according to the following: Original articles and review articles will be charged 750 Euros. Case reports and brief communications will be charged 650 Euros. The above charges will apply to accepted articles before their online publication.
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2020-05-23

Journal Announcement: January 2020
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description: Starting form January 2020, all pertinent submissions are liable to request of ethical approval from the respective authorities with approval numbers. Also all randomized clinical trials should be registered in one of the internationally accredited registration organizations.
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2020-01-26

Journal Announcement: December 2019
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description: Starting from December 2019, the publication fee for case reports will be the same as original reports. This has been done to limit the number of case report submissions.
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2019-12-10

Journal Announcement: 18 Aug 2018
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2018-08-18

Journal Announcement: 30 June 2018
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2018-07-04

Journal Announcement: 30 June 2018
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2018-07-04

Journal Announcement: 23 June 2018
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2018-06-23

Journal Announcement: Nov 2017
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description: Starting from November 2017, the Urology Journal has provided the online "publish before print" feature. Accepted articles will appear under the INSTANT menu of the journal webpage and will also be available in pubmed before their appearance in published journal issues which will take longer according to the list of articles waiting for publication
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2017-11-20

Journal Announcement: Sep 2017
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description: The UROLOGY JOURNAL has provided DOI for all its articles published from 2004. The DOI is observable at the end of article abstracts.
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date: 2017-09-18

Journal Announcement: June 2017
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creator: Urology Journal
date: 2017-07-04

Journal Announcement: November 2013
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description: Due to exponential increase in high quality manuscript submissions, Urology Journal will be published bi-monthly starting January 2014.
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2013-11-06

IMPACT FACTOR
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description: Journal Citation Report 2016 IMPACT FACTOR = 0.824
creator: Urology Journal
date: 2012-08-15