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Once again, the highlight of this edition (November-December 2026) of International Brazilian Journal of Urology is robotic surgery
The November-December number of International Brazilian Journal of Urology presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in diferent fields: Prostate cancer, Robotic Surgery, Kidney cancer, UPJ obstruction, Infertility, Bladder Cancer, Cryptorchidism, Endourology and Reconstructive Urology. The papers came from many di.erent countries such as Brazil, China, Israel, Indonesia, Turkey and Portugal, and as usual the editor´s comment highlights some of them. The editor in chief would like to highlight the work about Robot surgery...
Luciano A. Favorito, MD, PhD | Editor in Chief
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VOL. 52 N. 05, 2026
In June 2026 Clarivate released the impact factor of 2026 (Figure-1). To our great satisfaction, The International Brazilian Journal of Urology achieved an impact factor of 4.3 (the cover in this edition). With this impact factor, The International Brazilian Journal of Urology establishes itself as one of the ten most important in the field of urology: a feat that would have been unthinkable in the past. In the present evaluation The International Brazilian Journal of Urology maintained your category ranking (Figure-2)….
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The July-August number of International Brazilian Journal of Urology presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Prostate cancer, Robotic Surgery, Kidney cancer, Neonatal circumcision, Telesurgery, Vesicoureteral Reflux, Bladder Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Endourology and Reconstructive Urology…
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The May-June number of International Brazilian Journal of Urology presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Prostate cancer, Prostate biopsy, Male hypogonadism, Uro-Radiology, Posterior Urethral Valves, Transplant, Robotic Surgery, Kidney cancer, Infertility, Prostate Cancer and Reconstructive Urology.
The papers came from many different countries such as Brazil, Italy, China, Egypt, USA, Portugal and Turkey, and as usual the editor ́s comment highlights some of them…
VOL. 52 N. 02, 2026
The March-April number of International Brazilian Journal of Urology presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Robotic Surgery, Artificial Intelligence, BPH, Endourology, Kidney cancer, Basic Research, Infertility, Bladder Cancer, Micropenis, Prostate Cancer and Reconstructive Urology…
Read MoreVOL. 52 N. 01, 2026
The January–February 2026 issue of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology marks the beginning of a very important year. In the most recent evaluation, we achieved the highest impact factor in our history (4.5), consolidating our position among the ten most influential urology journals in the world.
For 2026, our challenge is to further increase the journal’s visibility and scientific relevance. To achieve this, we will need to work even harder and continue to strengthen the rigor of our editorial and peer review processes. Our goal is to raise the impact factor even higher and bring the International Brazilian Journal of Urology to the very top tier of urological publications worldwide…
VOL. 51 N. 06, 2025
The November–December 2025 issue of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology presents original contributions with numerous engaging papers across various fields, including urinary incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, robotic surgery, telesurgery in urology, infection, penile cancer, infertility, transitional urology, epispadias, and basic research. The papers come from several countries…
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The impact of COVID-19 in medical practice. A review focused on Urology
Vol. 46 (x): 2020 May 5.[Ahead of print] doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.99.08 REVIEW ARTICLE Eduardo Mazzucchi 1, Fabio C. M. Torricelli 1, Fabio C. Vicentini 1, Giovanni S. Marchini 1, Alexandre Danilovic 1, Carlos A....
Comparison of functional outcomes of off-clamp laparoscopic partial nephrectomy access techniques: A preliminary report
Vol. 46 (x): 2020 August 8.[Ahead of print] doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2019.0734 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Mehmet Necmettin Mercimek 1, Ender Ozden 2 1 Department of Urology, Samsun Liv Hospital, Ilkadim, Samsun, Turkey; 2 Department...
Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vol. 46 (4): 499-500, July – August, 2020 doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2020.04.02 EDITORIAL Francisco J. B. Sampaio 1, 2 1 Emeritus Editor, Int Braz J Urol, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; 2 Past President, National Academy of...
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