Journal profile · Surgery
Clinical Transplantation
ISSN 0902-0063 · eISSN 1399-0012 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
Clinical Transplantation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,550; median 110 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 368 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Transplantation is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, together about 51.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research aims to serve as a channel of rapid communication for all those involved in the care of patients who require, or have had, organ or tissue transplants, including: kidney, intestine, liver, pancreas, islets, heart, heart valves, lung, bone marrow, cornea, skin, bone, and cartilage, viable or stored. Published monthly, Clinical Transplantation’s scope is focused on the complete spectrum of present transplant therapies, as well as also those that are experimental or may become possible in future. Topics include:Immunology and immunosuppression;Patient preparation;Social, ethical, and psychological issues;Complications, short- and long-term results;Artificial organs;Donation and preservation of organ and tissue;Translational studies;Advances in tissue typing;Updates on transplant pathology;. Clinical and translational studies are particularly welcome, as well as focused reviews. Full-length papers and short communications are invited. Clinical reviews are encouraged, as well as seminal papers in basic science which might lead to immediate clinical application. Prominence is regularly given to the results of cooperative surveys conducted by the organ and tissue transplant registries. Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research is essential reading for clinicians and researchers in the diverse field of transplantation: surgeons; clinical immunologists; cryobiologists; hematologists; gastroenterologists; hepatologists; pulmonologists; nephrologists; cardiologists; and endocrinologists. It will also be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, research workers, and to all health professionals whose combined efforts will improve the prognosis of transplant recipients.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Ron ShapiroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 50, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Spain 1, Canada 1 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine24%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine15.8%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine11.7%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine8.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine7.2%
- Renal and Vascular PathologiesMedicine3.8%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine3%
- Neurological Complications and SyndromesMedicine2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,748OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 307LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 339Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 487,263Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,668 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 278 | 166 | 63 |
| 2025 | 368 | 210 | 585 |
| 2024 | 325 | 212 | 1,033 |
| 2023 | 335 | 218 | 1,720 |
| 2022 | 334 | 110 | 2,790 |
| 2021 | 379 | 120 | 3,765 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 126 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (706 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,550 / EUR 3,810 / GBP 3,020 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- brief communicationd after acceptance (see details below). Brief Communications (Maximum 2000 Word Text, 250 Word Structured Abstract, 30 Reference limit, nomain text ≤ 2,000 words
- review articled after acceptance (see details below). Review articles (Maximum 6000 Words Text, 250 Word Abstract, no Reference limit; 6 tables and fmain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest
Submission implies content has not been published or submitted elsewhere except as a brief abstract in proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. Model summary
Authors should confirm that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. TRANSPLANT PEER REVIEW NETWORK
Submissions must include a minimum of 3 recommended potential reviewers who are not at the same institution as the submitters and have relevant expertise. Model summary
This journal participates in the Wiley Transplant Peer Review Network (Tx PRN), a consortium formed to simplify the publication process for authors and reduce the time and effort involved in the peer review of transplantation research. The goals of the Tx PRN are to support efficient and thorough peer review, to ease the burden on peer reviewers, and to improve the publication process for authors.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening of submitted manuscripts against previously published works. Model summary
Clinical Transplantation uses plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Pre-print submissions may be considered if acknowledged in cover letter and submission form; failure to acknowledge may result in rejection. Model summary
Papers submitted to a pre-print service may be considered for publications, but authors must acknowledge the pre-print submission in the cover letter and submission form. Failure to do so may result in rejection of the paper.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
- Electronic ISSN
- 1399-0012
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Transplantation
What CAS zone is Clinical Transplantation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Transplantation is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Transplantation / Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Transplantation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.73; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Transplantation?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 59–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Transplantation based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (50), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Transplantation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Transplantation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .