Journal profile · Immunology
Transplantation
ISSN 0041-1337 · eISSN 1534-6080 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1963
Transplantation: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.7; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 80%; 903 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transplantation is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and Organ Donation and Transplantation, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of The Transplantation Society, and the International Liver Transplantation Society, Transplantation is published monthly and is the most cited and influential journal in the field, with more than 25,000 citations per year. Transplantation has been the trusted source for extensive and timely coverage of the most important advances in transplantation for over 50 years. The Editors and Editorial Board are an international group of research and clinical leaders that includes many pioneers of the field, representing a diverse range of areas of expertise. This capable editorial team provides thoughtful and thorough peer review, and delivers rapid, careful and insightful editorial evaluation of all manuscripts submitted to the journal. Transplantation is committed to rapid review and publication. The journal remains competitive with a time to first decision of fewer than 21 days. Transplantation was the first in the field to offer CME credit to its peer reviewers for reviews completed. The journal publishes original research articles in original clinical science and original basic science. Short reports bring attention to research at the forefront of the field. Other areas covered include cell therapy and islet transplantation, immunobiology and genomics, and xenotransplantation.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Immunology
Editor-in-chief Stefan G. TulliusPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine19.1%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine16.9%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine8.9%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine8.2%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5%
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation ResearchMedicine3.8%
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
- Xenotransplantation and immune responseMedicine3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · IMMUNOLOGY · rank 54/183
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 20/321
- JCR Q1 · TRANSPLANTATION · rank 5/30
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
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
- 4.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 191LetPub ·
- h-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19,410OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 220LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 59,635 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,695 | 51 | 120 |
| 2025 | 903 | 94 | 945 |
| 2024 | 1,659 | 144 | 2,849 |
| 2023 | 1,083 | 154 | 3,569 |
| 2022 | 1,623 | 211 | 6,260 |
| 2021 | 774 | 170 | 7,634 |
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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Visit our Open Access journal
Transplantation's companion Open Acess journal Learn • Read • Submit
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0041-1337
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-6080
- Society / sponsor
- Transplantation Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transplantation
What CAS zone is Transplantation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transplantation is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Immunology / Surgery / Transplantation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transplantation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.7; CiteScore 6, h-index 279.
How long does peer review take at Transplantation?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 80%”. 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 Transplantation in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, IMMUNOLOGY Q2 (54/183), SURGERY Q1 (20/321), TRANSPLANTATION Q1 (5/30). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transplantation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Transplantation 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, 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: .