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Modern Pathology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1988

ISSN1530-0285

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.632

H-Indexi

211

SNIPi

2.346

Total Worksi

6,238

Total Citationsi

335,193

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pathology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,238

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-0285

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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

248

11k

2019

293

14k

2020

284

9.4k

2021

173

3.8k

2022

275

5.4k

2023

183

2.7k

2024

236

1.2k

2025

118

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

Pathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsGenetic factors in colorectal cancerBreast Lesions and CarcinomasBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentViral-associated cancers and disordersHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Frequently asked questions about Modern Pathology

Is Modern Pathology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Modern 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 Modern Pathology?

Modern 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 5.72.

Is Modern Pathology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Modern Pathology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Modern Pathology?