Kidney International Reports : The First Year

T he July 2017 issue of Kidney International Reports (KI Reports; www.kireports.org) marks the completion of our first year of publication. What began as a startup online publishing venture, with little fanfare, has developed into a leading open access journal in the field of nephrology. In its first 12 months, KI Reports has received more than 300 submissions, and our published articles have accrued more than 33,000 downloads. The large volume of submissions to KI Reports is a testament to the quality of research papers in our sister journal, KI, and to our ability to uphold a similar standard using the open access publishing model. These numbers also underscore the ability of our journal to maintain scientific rigor while ensuring that the latest scientific discoveries in nephrology remain easily accessible. With rapid review times and an extremely short time