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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India

ISSN0377-4929eISSN0974-5130

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.217

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.273

Total Works

3,819

Total Citations

26,261

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the pathological and microbiological aspects of various human diseases, including cancers, infections, and genetic disorders, often with a focus on diagnostic challenges and rare presentations. The articles utilize histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular analysis to characterize disease entities and inform clinical management.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 210 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,819

Publisher OrgMedknow

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~51 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0377-4929 / 0974-5130

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Microbiology (medical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer and Skin LesionsOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentTumors and Oncological Cases