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Acta Cytologica

S. Karger AG · Switzerland

ISSN0001-5547eISSN1938-2650

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.404

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.868

Total Worksi

4,178

Total Citationsi

63,905

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pathology; Histology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1961-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,178

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0001-5547 / 1938-2650

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

109

2.1k

2019

1.2k

2020

459

2021

432

2022

243

2023

123

2024

119

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistologyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicineHistologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer and Skin LesionsBreast Lesions and CarcinomasThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Acta Cytologica

Is Acta Cytologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Cytologica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Cytologica?

Acta Cytologica is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.92.

Is Acta Cytologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Cytologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Cytologica?