Journal profile
Surgical and Experimental Pathology
ISSN 2520-8454 · BMC · United Kingdom
Surgical and Experimental Pathology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 88 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surgical and Experimental Pathology is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Breast Lesions and Carcinomas, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, together about 24.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Surgical and Experimental Pathology publishes essential research in molecular and cellular pathology, physiopathology, biomarkers of disease mechanisms, clinic-pathological entities and predictive response to therapy, with a special focus on translational approaches. It also brings together research addressing animal models, new and comparative methods, and case collections for specific regions or ethnic groups. The journal explores the pathophysiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of human disease, and aims to bridge the gap between molecular investigation and daily practice in surgical pathology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Venâncio AvanciniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 26, United States 22, Spain 4, Portugal 4, United Kingdom 3 (68 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine9.3%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.1%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science6.8%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine5.3%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine4.7%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 213,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 167 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 183 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 173 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 125 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 91 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 88 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 129 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 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 37 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 37 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
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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- case reportCase reportLength not stated
- opinionOpinionLength not stated
- researchResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
- technical noteTechnical noteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY). Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Surgical and Experimental Pathology articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2520-8454
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surgical and Experimental Pathology
How long does peer review take at Surgical and Experimental Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 60–129 days); authors report an average review time of about 37 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 are the manuscript requirements of Surgical and Experimental Pathology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Surgical and Experimental Pathology based?
Of the 68 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (26), United States (22) and Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Surgical and Experimental Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surgical and Experimental Pathology is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Surgical and Experimental Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Surgical and Experimental Pathology 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: .