Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Human Pathology: Case Reports
ISSN 2214-3300 · Elsevier · United States
Human Pathology: Case Reports: fully open access; APC about USD 850; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Pathology: Case Reports is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Metastasis and carcinoma case studies and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 28.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Pathology is designed to bring information of clinicopathologic significance to human disease to the laboratory and clinical physician. It presents information drawn from morphologic and clinical laboratory studies with direct relevance to the understanding of human diseases. Papers …
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine12.7%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine9.6%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Soft tissue tumor case studiesMedicine5.1%
- Viral-associated cancers and disordersMedicine4.6%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine4.6%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine4.3%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Q4 | 162/193 | 16th |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 544 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | 150 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 850 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 750 / EUR 670 / GBP 590 / JPY 80,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 850 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-3300
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Pathology: Case Reports
How long does peer review take at Human Pathology: Case Reports?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Human Pathology: Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Pathology: Case Reports is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Human Pathology: Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Human Pathology: Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 850.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .