Journal profile · Medicine-Transplantation
Indian Journal of Transplantation
ISSN 2212-0017 · eISSN 2212-0025 · Elsevier · India
Indian Journal of Transplantation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 102 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); 118 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Transplantation is published by Elsevier 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 Donation and Transplantation and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, together about 47.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To describe the epidemiology, clinical spectrum, diagnostic approaches, management strategies, and short-term outcomes of fungal infections in renal transplant recipients at a tertiary care center in South India.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Transplantation
Editor-in-chief Narayan PrasadPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine19.8%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine14.7%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine13.2%
- Renal and Vascular PathologiesMedicine7.6%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine5.4%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine3.7%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine3.7%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine3.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · TRANSPLANTATION · rank 29/30
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 8 |
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | 43 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | 67 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 102 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 120 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 128 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 150 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 264 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (209 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2212-0017
- Electronic ISSN
- 2212-0025
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (March 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Transplantation
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Transplantation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of 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 Indian Journal of Transplantation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Transplantation?
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 102 days (interquartile range 75–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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.
What JCR quartile is Indian Journal of Transplantation in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, TRANSPLANTATION Q4 (29/30). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Indian Journal of Transplantation based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Transplantation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Transplantation is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .