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Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

College of American Pathologists · United States · Est. 1926

ISSN1543-2165
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.202
H-Index
159
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.379
Total Works
8,019
Total Citations
240,615
2yr Mean Citedness
2.06
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Aims & Scope

The Archives is the monthly, peer-reviewed medical journal of the College of American Pathologists. It offers global reach and the highest measured readership among pathology journals. Published since 1926, the Archives was voted in 2009 the only pathology journal among the top 100 most influential journals of the past 100 years by the Bio Medical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association. Online access to the full-text and PDF files of Archives articles is free. The Archives is an official publication of the College of American Pathologists.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1926
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications8,019
Publisher OrgAmerican Medical Association
OA Since2016
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
College of American Pathologists
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1543-2165
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medical Laboratory TechnologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory TechnologyMedicine, Research & ExperimentalPathology

Scopus Categories

Medical Laboratory TechnologyPathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentAI in cancer detectionBreast Lesions and CarcinomasBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchCancer and Skin LesionsCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref