Journal profile · SURGERY-TRANSPLANTATION
Progress in Transplantation
ISSN 1526-9248 · eISSN 2164-6708 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Progress in Transplantation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.04; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Transplantation is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Organ Donation and Transplantation, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, together about 51.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transplantation is a highly specialized area of medicine designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with serious and complex end organ failure. PIT reflects the multi-disciplinary team approach to procurement and clinical aspects of organ and tissue transplantation and provides a professional forum for disseminate knowledge. The journal accepts manuscripts on adult and pediatric organ transplantation from organ donor awareness, organ procurement, to early and long-term recipient outcomes. Manuscripts must meet the submission guidelines.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/PIT.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY-TRANSPLANTATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine22%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine14.7%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine14.7%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine7.5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.5%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine4.2%
- Blood donation and transfusion practicesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
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 | Surgery | 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 | Surgery | 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 | Surgery | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.04LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 823OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,504 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 10 | 17 |
| 2024 | 46 | 21 | 66 |
| 2023 | 43 | 20 | 136 |
| 2022 | 56 | 16 | 264 |
| 2021 | 56 | 9 | 267 |
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
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1526-9248
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-6708
- Society / sponsor
- NATCO
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Transplantation
What CAS zone is Progress in Transplantation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Transplantation is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery / 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 Progress in Transplantation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.04; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Progress in 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.
Which databases index Progress in Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Transplantation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Progress in Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Transplantation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .