Journal profile · Pathology
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
ISSN 0003-9985 · eISSN 1543-2165 · College of American Pathologists · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.18; fully open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is published by College of American Pathologists and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 25.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome to the website of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (APLM). This monthly, peer-reviewed journal of the College of American Pathologists offers global reach and highest measured readership among pathology journals. Published since 1926, ARCHIVES was voted in 2009 the only pathology journal among the top 100 most influential journals of the past 100 years by the BioMedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association. Online access to the full-text and PDF files of APLM articles is free.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine13.7%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.2%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science5.2%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine5.1%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine4.3%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108LetPub ·
- h-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 144LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,933 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 111 | 18 |
| 2025 | 123 | 123 | 256 |
| 2024 | 176 | 176 | 780 |
| 2023 | 190 | 190 | 1,573 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | 2,530 |
| 2021 | 198 | 198 | 3,053 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- College of American Pathologists
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0003-9985
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-2165
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
What CAS zone is Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology / Pathology / Medicine, Research & Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.18; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 168.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .