Journal profile · PATHOLOGY
Head & Neck Pathology
ISSN 1936-055X · eISSN 1936-0568 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Head & Neck Pathology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 33 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Head & Neck Pathology is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment and Tumors and Oncological Cases, together about 37.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Head and Neck Pathology presents scholarly papers, reviews and symposia that cover the spectrum of human surgical pathology within the anatomic zones of the oral cavity, sinonasal tract, larynx, hypopharynx, salivary gland, ear and temporal bone, and neck. The journal publishes rapid developments in new diagnostic criteria, intraoperative consultation, immunohistochemical studies, molecular techniques, genetic analyses, diagnostic aids, experimental pathology, cytology, radiographic imaging, and application of uniform terminology to allow practitioners to continue to maintain and expand their knowledge in the subspecialty of head and neck pathology. Coverage of practical application to daily clinical practice is supported with proceedings and symposia from international societies and academies devoted to this field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PATHOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Brenda L. NelsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 52, Canada 3, India 2, Sweden 2, Japan 1 (65 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry14.8%
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine14.2%
- Tumors and Oncological CasesMedicine8.1%
- Ear and Head TumorsMedicine7.9%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine6.7%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 399,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,018 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 91 | 24 |
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | 313 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 445 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | 688 |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | 2,722 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | 2,381 |
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
33 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 46 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 55 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (276 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
- 2 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
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 2,690 / EUR 3,990 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- single case reports; limited series of common entities
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- case reportResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…Length not stated
- correspondenceResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialPeer Review Policy Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research…Length not stated
- hypothesisResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…Length not stated
- letterResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…Length not stated
- perspectiveResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…main text ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 25
- reviewResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…Length not stated
- review articleResearch This section is the major emphasis of the journal, with a focus on head and neck pathology topics, and devoted to scientific reporting of results of or…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Code availability, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, 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 ·- Code availability 7. Code Availability (must be included):
If any software application or custom code has been used in the prepation of your article, please describe this here.
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 “Declarations” section within your manuscript file, before the Reference list. Please always include each type of statement as well as the exact statement order and wording as described below for the seven disclosure statements. Please always add all seven statements, even if one or more are not applicable; if any are not relevant to the content please state that this declaration …
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 Head and Neck Pathology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help Editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. Head and Neck Pathology operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aw…
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
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1936-055X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-0568
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Head & Neck Pathology
What CAS zone is Head & Neck Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Head & Neck Pathology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pathology. 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 Head & Neck Pathology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.4, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Head & Neck Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 33 days (interquartile range 21–46 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 Head & Neck Pathology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Head & Neck Pathology based?
Of the 65 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (52), Canada (3) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Head & Neck Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Head & Neck Pathology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Head & Neck Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Head & Neck Pathology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,690.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .