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Academic Pathology

Association of Pathology Chairs · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN2374-2895eISSN2374-2895

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.504

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.761

Total Works

548

Total Citations

3,914

2yr Mean Citedness

0.73

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on pathology education, including curriculum development, teaching methodologies, and assessment strategies for pathology trainees and medical students. It also addresses issues of diversity and inclusion within the pathology field and the challenges of faculty recruitment in academic health systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications548

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association of Pathology Chairs

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2374-2895 / 2374-2895

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationRadiology practices and educationDiversity and Career in MedicineClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsHealth and Medical Research ImpactsAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyBiomedical and Engineering EducationCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealthcare cost, quality, practices