Journal of Clinical and Translational Nephrology (JCTN) is the official online journal of Malaysian Society of Nephrology. It is a free and fully open access, online only journal publishing biannually. The journal will serve as an essential nephrology educational and training resource and it publishes original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the basic clinical science research, prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated disorders, translational research as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology study in the field of renal disease.