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Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN2213-2945eISSN2213-2953

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total45

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

0.813

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.069

Total Works

3,421

Total Citations

8,304

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cytopathology, including comparative studies of cell block preparation methods, standardized reporting systems for lymph node fine-needle aspiration biopsy, the diagnostic utility of biomarkers like CHK1 in pleural mesothelioma, and the mutational profiling of lung adenocarcinomas.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,421

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-2945 / 2213-2953

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyPathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchAI in cancer detectionLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Cancer StudiesLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsBladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies