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Brain Tumor Pathology

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1989

ISSN1433-7398eISSN1861-387X
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.623
H-Indexi
54
SNIPi
0.759
Total Worksi
840
Total Citationsi
15,002
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.03
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

This international journal documents the latest research and topical debate in all clinical and experimental fields relating to brain tumors, especially brain tumor pathology. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts from any country. Membership in the society is not a prerequisite for submission. The journal publishes original articles, case reports, rapid short communications, instructional lectures, review articles, letters to the editor, and topics.Review articles and Topics may be recommended at the annual meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology. All contributions should be aimed at promoting international scientific collaboration.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1989
FrequencyFour No. A Year, 2011-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications840
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Japan
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1433-7398 / 1861-387X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
24
522
2019
32
641
2020
30
405
2021
30
309
2022
27
181
2023
19
73
2024
28
21
2025
24
0
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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
Cancer ResearchQ3
Neurology (clinical)Q3
OncologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyOncologyPathology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Cancer ResearchOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMeningioma and schwannoma managementNeurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsBrain Metastases and TreatmentSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentChromatin Remodeling and CancerVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentPituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsCNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Brain Tumor Pathology

Is Brain Tumor Pathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain Tumor 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 Brain Tumor Pathology?

Brain Tumor 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 1.03.

Is Brain Tumor Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Tumor Pathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Brain Tumor Pathology?

This international journal documents the latest research and topical debate in all clinical and experimental fields relating to brain tumors, especially brain tumor pathology. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts from any country. Membership in the society is not a prerequisite for submission. The journal publishes original articles, case reports, rapid short communications, instructional lectures, review articles, letters to the editor, and topics.Review articles and Topics may be recommended at the annual meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology. All contributions

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref