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American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Wolters Kluwer Health · United Kingdom · Est. 1849

ISSN1532-0979

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.632

H-Indexi

304

SNIPi

2.06

Total Worksi

10,778

Total Citationsi

746,694

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1849

FrequencyMonthly (With Special Supplement In Mar.), <1985->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,778

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

Wolters Kluwer Health

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-0979

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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

223

8.6k

2019

216

2020

208

4.5k

2021

159

2.7k

2022

162

1.9k

2023

172

1.4k

2024

154

619

2025

101

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.

AnatomyQ1

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PathologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineAnatomy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentUrologic and reproductive health conditionsSoft tissue tumor case studiesCancer and Skin LesionsNeuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentVascular Tumors and AngiosarcomasViral-associated cancers and disorders

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Is American Journal of Surgical Pathology a predatory journal?

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

American 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 3.87.

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

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

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