Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Comparative Clinical Pathology
ISSN 1618-5641 · eISSN 1618-565X · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Comparative Clinical Pathology: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,690; median 127 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Clinical Pathology is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Animal health and immunology and Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comparative Clinical Pathology provides a source for the publication of reviews, research reports, technical notes and case histories covering all aspects of haematology and clinical chemistry in mammalian species. Comparative aspects of our work refers to differences in amount, number, degree, or quality from normal or expected findings, and often is related to comparison between differing species including human. One area we are particularly interested in bringing into the journal are studies which are translational in nature, i.e. helping to bridge between basic biology and model species or model species and human subjects. The journal addresses itself to all scientists with an interest in the field of comparative clinical pathology such as, but not limited to, research institutes, toxicology and pathology laboratories, medical and veterinary universities, colleges and practices, teaching hospitals and zoological institutes. To be considered for publication in Comparative Clinical Pathology papers should address aspects of comparative clinical pathology or translational science and may include: classical haematology and clinical chemistry cytology toxicology endocrinology immunology, immunodeficiency states, immunotoxicology microbiology haemostasis haematopoietic and other malignancies immunophenotyping, cellular lineage functional identification and biomarkers Articles may incorporate normal and abnormal values, normal and abnormal reactions, human, veterinary and zoological data, diagnostic and toxicological changes, impact on diagnosis and disease control, experimental studies and new technologies. Experimental studies can incorporate data from both in vivo and in vitro studies but should not be wholly in vitro. Articles may also include appropriate data and information from other disciplines such as histopathology and microbiology and include such other specialist techniques as immunohistochemistry where relevant to comparative clinical pathology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Editor-in-chief Brenda FinneyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 5, United States 3, Italy 3, India 2, Greece 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary14.6%
- Animal health and immunologyVeterinary9.1%
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine6.9%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine4.1%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | Q3 | 29/50 | 43rd |
| Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Q3 | 134/209 | 36th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 915OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 143,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,852 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 | 16 | 1,433 |
| 2025 | 102 | 9 | 1,955 |
| 2024 | 84 | 8 | 2,352 |
| 2023 | 113 | 15 | 2,459 |
| 2022 | 126 | 17 | 2,622 |
| 2021 | 118 | 9 | 2,634 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (254 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
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,690 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- book reviewThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…Length not stated
- brief communicationThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…main text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 25
- case reportThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports specially written-up single cases which present original observations, new insights and/or information based on novel or developing technology may …Length not stated
- commentsComments should not exceed 1,500 words (excluding references) and a maximum of 10 references.Length not stated
- correspondenceThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…Length not stated
- correspondencesThese should not exceed 1,000 words (excluding references) and max 10 references.Length not stated
- editorialThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…Length not stated
- original articleThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…main text ≤ 3,500 words · references ≤ 50
- original articlesOriginal articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try not to exceed 50 references and 8 tables/figures.Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…Length not stated
- reviewThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…Length not stated
- review articleThe following types of articles will be considered for publication: Original articles Original articles should not exceed 3500 words and as a rule should try no…main text ≤ 4,500 words · references ≤ 75
- review articlesReview articles for Comparative Clinical Pathology should not exceed 4500 words (excluding abstract, legends and references) and should try not to exceed 75 ref…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Instructions for Complying with Ethical Standards
Please include a section called “Compliance with Ethical Standards” within your manuscript. Please always include each type of statement as well as the exact statement order and wording as described below for the five disclosure statements. Please always add all five statements, even if one or more are not applicable. 1. Funding (must be included): “This study was funded by X (grant number X)” In …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Comparative Clinical Pathology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All manuscripts are evaluated via iThenticate for signs of any potential plagiarism. Model summary
All manuscripts are evaluated via iThenticate for signs of any potential plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1618-5641
- Electronic ISSN
- 1618-565X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparative Clinical Pathology
How long does peer review take at Comparative Clinical Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 90–192 days). 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 Comparative Clinical Pathology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Comparative Clinical Pathology based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), United States (3) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Comparative Clinical Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Clinical Pathology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Comparative Clinical Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Clinical Pathology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .