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Journal of Pathology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1883

ISSN1096-9896

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.127

H-Indexi

254

SNIPi

1.249

Total Worksi

11,638

Total Citationsi

554,734

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Pathology publishes papers on the pathophysiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of human disease, serving as a translational bridge between basic biomedical science and clinical medicine. It has a particular emphasis on tissue-based studies and covers topics such as pathology, cancer research, internal medicine, immunohistochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, metastasis, and adenocarcinoma.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1883

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,638

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Submission Info

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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-9896

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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

167

7.6k

2019

173

7.3k

2020

167

4.5k

2021

154

2.9k

2022

164

2.4k

2023

152

984

2024

156

471

2025

110

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyPathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchGenetic factors in colorectal cancerCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer-related Molecular PathwaysLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer Cells and MetastasisSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pathology

Is Journal of Pathology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of 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 2.93.

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

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