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International Journal of Surgical Pathology

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN1066-8969eISSN1940-2465

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.384

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.732

Total Worksi

3,901

Total Citationsi

39,277

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pathology; Surgery; Anatomy; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 229 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,901

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1066-8969 / 1940-2465

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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

172

1.2k

2019

167

1.3k

2020

152

809

2021

231

1.1k

2022

225

770

2023

232

367

2024

231

138

2025

203

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.

AnatomyQ2

SurgeryQ2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PathologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineAnatomy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer and Skin LesionsSoft tissue tumor case studiesUrologic and reproductive health conditionsBreast Lesions and Carcinomas

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Is International Journal of Surgical Pathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Surgical 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 International Journal of Surgical Pathology?

International Journal of Surgical 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 0.63.

Is International Journal of Surgical Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Surgical Pathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Surgical Pathology?