Journal profile · Pathology
Journal of Clinical Pathology
ISSN 0021-9746 · eISSN 1472-4146 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1947
Journal of Clinical Pathology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.52; hybrid open access; median 74 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 97 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Pathology is published by BMJ Publishing Group 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 Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, together about 19% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Clinical Pathology is a leading international journal covering all aspects of pathology. Diagnostic and research areas covered include histopathology, virology, haematology, microbiology, cytopathology, chemical pathology, molecular pathology, forensic pathology, dermatopathology, neuropathology and immunopathology. Each issue contains Reviews, Original articles, Short reports, Correspondence and more.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine7.9%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine5.2%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Hematological disorders and diagnosticsMedicine5%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine4.7%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine4.5%
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 | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
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 | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116LetPub ·
- h-index
- 254OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,601OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 16 | 16 |
| 2025 | 97 | 27 | 134 |
| 2024 | 131 | 43 | 496 |
| 2023 | 140 | 52 | 1,099 |
| 2022 | 127 | 36 | 1,102 |
| 2021 | 191 | 59 | 2,405 |
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 PubMed · to
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 132 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 69 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (300 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)
- 3–8 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0021-9746
- Electronic ISSN
- 1472-4146
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Pathology
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Pathology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Journal of Clinical Pathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.52; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 254.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 45–132 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Pathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Pathology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .