Journal profile · Transplantation
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
ISSN 1304-0855 · eISSN 2146-8427 · Baskent University · TURKEY · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 119 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation is published by Baskent University 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 Organ Donation and Transplantation, together about 45.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal includes the following: Surgical techniques, innovations, and novelties Immunobiology and immunosuppression Clinical results Complications
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Transplantation
Editor-in-chief Mehmet HABERALPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine17.9%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine16.5%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine10.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine8.7%
- Renal and Vascular PathologiesMedicine6.8%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine3.1%
- Polyomavirus and related diseasesMedicine3%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 4 |
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 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
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Turkey Citation Index
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
- 0.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 348OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 125LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,844 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 2 | 151 |
| 2025 | 119 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 233 | 3 | 212 |
| 2023 | 163 | 4 | 306 |
| 2022 | 224 | 13 | 701 |
| 2021 | 226 | 10 | 812 |
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)
- 6–12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Not considered
- Supplemental materials
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Ethics policy requiring ethics committee review and compliance with Helsinki Declaration and Declaration of Istanbul. Model summary
The Journal expects that all procedures and studies involving human subjects have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in The Helsinki Declaration as well as The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism.
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
- Baskent University
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1304-0855
- Electronic ISSN
- 2146-8427
- Society / sponsor
- Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
What CAS zone is Experimental and Clinical Transplantation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Transplantation. 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 Experimental and Clinical Transplantation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Experimental and Clinical Transplantation?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Experimental and Clinical Transplantation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: AMA. 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.
Which databases index Experimental and Clinical Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Experimental and Clinical Transplantation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Experimental and Clinical Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .