Journal profile · Surgery
Transplant International
ISSN 0934-0874 · eISSN 1432-2277 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1988
Transplant International: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.57; fully open access; APC about USD 3,051; median 109 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 202 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Overview As of January 1 2022, Transplant International is no longer published by Wiley. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transplant International is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, together about 48% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to serve as a forum for the exchange of scientific information in the form of original and high quality papers in the field of transplantation. Clinical and experimental studies, as well as editorials, letters to the editors, and, occasionally, reviews on the biology, physiology, and immunology of transplantation of tissues and organs, are published. Publishing time for the latter is approximately six months, provided major revisions are not needed. The journal is published in yearly volumes, each volume containing twelve issues. Papers submitted to the journal are subject to peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Thierry BerneyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 6, United Kingdom 5, Netherlands 5, France 4, Austria 4 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine19.8%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine18.5%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine9.7%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine9.7%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine8.9%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.1%
- Renal and Vascular PathologiesMedicine3%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus researchMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 3.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 148LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,312 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 185 | 80 |
| 2025 | 202 | 202 | 664 |
| 2024 | 220 | 220 | 1,577 |
| 2023 | 224 | 224 | 2,120 |
| 2022 | 240 | 240 | 3,002 |
| 2021 | 345 | 138 | 3,044 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 146 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (436 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)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,700 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- meta-analysismanuscript under the ‘Review’ category. Meta-Analyses and Systematic Reviews Word Limit: 4000 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- original articleld submit the proposed MOOSE checklist. Original Articles Word Limit: 4000 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articleshould be based on reasonable evidence. Review Articles Word Limit: 4000 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figmain text ≤ 4,000 words
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-2277
- Society / sponsor
- European Society for Organ Transplantation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 12 (December 2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transplant International
What CAS zone is Transplant International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transplant International is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Surgery / Transplantation. 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 Transplant International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.57; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Transplant International?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 73–146 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Transplant International based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (6), United Kingdom (5) and Netherlands (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Transplant International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transplant International is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Transplant International open access, and what is the APC?
Transplant International is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,051.
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: .