Journal profile · Medicine-Internal Medicine
Autopsy and Case Reports
ISSN 2236-1960 · University of São Paulo · Brazil
Autopsy and Case Reports: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Autopsy and Case Reports is published by University of São Paulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metastasis and carcinoma case studies, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, together about 22.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Autopsy and Case Reports aims to significantly contribute to the development of clinical thinking skills, diagnostic methods, management, classification, and treatment of diseases by publishing manuscripts on academic autopsies with evidence of strong clinical-pathological-radiologic correlation and excellent image documentation and supporting literature revision. Contributions are accepted in the form of autopsy and clinical case reports, reviews and systematic reviews, short communications, and original articles. The journal is directed at health professionals regardless of their specialty or acting field in the health sciences. Particular focus is given to the medical community as a way to state Autopsy and Case Reports Editorial Board's belief that case reports, which have become progressively discredited by the majority of medical journals, do represent an invaluable opportunity as a resource for knowledge expansion and teaching purposes to both, novice and senior health professionals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Internal Medicine
Editor-in-chief Dra. MariaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 41, United States 17, India 5, United Kingdom 2, Türkiye 2 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine7.8%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.4%
- Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesMedicine7.4%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry7.1%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.8%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine5.2%
- Viral-associated cancers and disordersMedicine4.3%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | Q3 | 113/179 | 37th |
| Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Q3 | 136/209 | 35th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 801 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 452 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 724 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 797 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 667 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 583 |
| 2021 | 105 | 105 | 446 |
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)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- Forensic autopsy cases from external causes of death; Photomicrographs captured by cell phone cameras
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- case report. Structure: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Case Report or the central issue of the Communication, Discussion, and Conclusion Maximum length: 1500 words Submission …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- clinical case reportThe clinical case report type of article comprises a clinical case presentation, which should include the surgical pathology documentation when available. Case …Length not stated
- editorialGeneral Policies Autopsy and Case Reports endorses and strives to follow the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- letters to the editorThis type of article is intended for some communication the reader or a researcher may have with the Editor about a specific theme, published article, or any co…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 6
- original articleIn this type of article, a scientific question is implicit and contains an appropriate methodology, which results will be analyzed and discussed accordingly. A …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articleThese are also known as Narrative review and consists of a descriptive article, which does not involve a systematic search of the literature. The purpose of wri…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- short communicationShort papers address new ideas, controversial opinions, and interesting observations that may add something new to the current knowledge or have an intrinsic hi…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- systematic reviewThese are articles where a detailed comprehensive plan and search strategy are scheduled to reduce bias by identifying, appraising relevant studies on a particu…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
Autopsy and Case Reports is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and transparency in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools within our publication process. As we continue to develop a comprehensive set of policies that address the implications of AI tool usage by all parties at every stage, we require adherence to the following key principles which were developed usin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and disclosures policies
Follows ICMJE authorship recommendations. Model summary
Authorship byline Autopsy and Case Reports supports and requests authors to follow the ICMJE recommendations concerning the authorship designation. Author contributions and responsibility Autopsy and Case Reports request a statement about the contributions of each author listed in the authorship byline, regardless of the quantity and quality of their contribution. All authors must approve the fina…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Authorship and disclosures policies
Funding disclosure required. Model summary
Authorship byline Autopsy and Case Reports supports and requests authors to follow the ICMJE recommendations concerning the authorship designation. Author contributions and responsibility Autopsy and Case Reports request a statement about the contributions of each author listed in the authorship byline, regardless of the quantity and quality of their contribution. All authors must approve the fina…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
Endorses ICMJE, WAME, COPE, EQUATOR network. Model summary
Autopsy and Case Reports Editors will do their best to monitor and safeguard the ethics in every step of the editorial process, maintaining the integrity of the academic record, hampering that business needs or personal interests compromise the ethical standards and actively making sure that there is no plagiarism or publication of fraudulent data. The Autopsy and Case Reports editorial team has c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Autopsy and Case Report retain the copyright of their work without restrictions, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution License - CC-BY, which allows articles to be re-used and re-distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
No submission or article processing fees. Model summary
Autopsy and Case Reports is an open-access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review
Authors must return revisions within 10 days. Model summary
Articles submitted to Autopsy and Case Reports will undergo the following double-blind peer-review process: The first step after receiving the submission - the editorial assistant will verify if the articles do not fail to comply with the editorial policies and formatting guidelines, and will be returned for adjustments, if necessary. The second evaluation step is the editorial review, which will …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Autopsy and Case Reports uses ithenticate in order to actively triage submitted manuscripts for similarities with other previously published material.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving policies
Autopsy and Case Report encourages authors to self-archive the final journal published version of their manuscripts immediately after it is posted on the journal website. Posting the published PDF version in personal blogs, institutional repositories, and scientific social media like ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and others alike as it improves journal metrics. Also, Autopsy and Case Reports encoura…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines
Authors are encouraged to follow good practices when designing and writing their work. Autopsy and Case Reports recommends authors to seek appropriate guidelines on the type of study they are reporting and suggests the following resources, as stated on the ICMJE - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: CARE, for case reports, PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, STARD for …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2236-1960
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Autopsy and Case Reports
How long does peer review take at Autopsy and Case Reports?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Autopsy and Case Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Autopsy and Case Reports based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (41), United States (17) and India (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Autopsy and Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Autopsy and Case Reports is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Autopsy and Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Autopsy and Case Reports is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .