American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology has achieved worldwide recognition for its outstanding coverage of the state of the art in human surgical pathology.

In each monthly issue, experts present original articles, review articles, detailed case reports, and special features, enhanced by superb illustrations.

Coverage encompasses technical methods, diagnostic aids, and frozen-section diagnosis, in addition to detailed pathologic studies of a wide range of disease entities.

Official Journal of The Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists and The Gastrointestinal Pathology Society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2
2024	4.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1950

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2522

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.684

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Classification and Grading of Gastritis

  Citation: 3729

  Authors: Michael F., Robert M., John H., Pelayo

• The 2014 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Gleason Grading of Prostatic Carcinoma

  Citation: 2505

  Authors: Jonathan I., Lars, Mahul B., Brett, John R., Peter A.

• The 2005 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Gleason Grading of Prostatic Carcinoma

  Citation: 2145

  Authors: Jonathan I, William C, Mahul B, Lars L

• Prognostic significance of morphologic parameters in renal cell carcinoma

  Citation: 2134

  Authors: Susan A., Larry C., Catherine

• The Origin and Pathogenesis of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Proposed Unifying Theory

  Citation: 1436

  Authors: Robert J., Ie-Ming

• The World Health Organization/International Society of Urological Pathology Consensus Classification of Urothelial (Transitional Cell) Neoplasms of the Urinary Bladder

  Citation: 1259

  Authors: Jonathan I., Mahul B., Victor R., Fathollah K.

• Extrapulmonary Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor (Inflammatory Pseudotumor) A Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study of 84 Cases

  Citation: 1257

  Authors: Cheryl M., Jan, John R., Louis P.

• Localized Benign and Malignant Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura

  Citation: 1044

  Authors: Douglas M., Liselotte, Michael J.

• Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Stomach

  Citation: 969

  Authors: Markku, Leslie H, Jerzy

• Zonal Distribution of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma

  Citation: 966

  Authors: John E., Elise A., Fuad S., Thomas A.

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