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Journal of Comparative Pathology

W.B. Saunders Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-9975eISSN1532-3129

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.483

H-Indexi

110

SNIPi

0.524

Total Worksi

8,288

Total Citationsi

111,409

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,288

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-9975 / 1532-3129

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

271

840

2019

293

2020

102

498

2021

210

375

2022

270

338

2023

258

215

2024

447

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.

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PathologyVeterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Veterinary Oncology ResearchMicrobial infections and disease researchVirus-based gene therapy researchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesInfectious Diseases and Mycology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Pathology

Is Journal of Comparative Pathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Comparative Pathology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Comparative Pathology?

Journal of Comparative Pathology 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 0.27.

Is Journal of Comparative Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Comparative Pathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Comparative Pathology?