Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Aims & Scope

Welcome to the website of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (APLM).

This monthly, peer-reviewed journal of the College of American Pathologists offers global reach and highest measured readership among pathology journals.

Published since 1926, ARCHIVES was voted in 2009 the only pathology journal among the top 100 most influential journals of the past 100 years by the BioMedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association.

Online access to the full-text and PDF files of APLM articles is free.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3533

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1735

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.202

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.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions and 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.

• Sampling and Definitions of Placental Lesions: Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus Statement

  Citation: 1371

  Authors: T. Yee, Eoghan E., Ilana, Nathalie C. M., Theonia K., Marie-Anne, Hayley, Margaret J., Ona M., John E., Alex E. P., Debra S., Suzanne M., Sarah, Peter, Ann, Eileen M., Terry K., Peter G. J., W. Tony, Raymond W., Irene, Mirthe H., Neil J., Albert, Gitta, J. Patrick, Ineke, Sanne J.

• American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Recommendations for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer

  Citation: 1225

  Authors: Antonio C., M. Elizabeth H., Jared N., Karen L., D. Craig, Richard J., Mitchell, Patrick L., Wedad M., Amy, Lisa M., Soonmyung, Mark D., Edith A., Michael F., Anthony, Catharine, Sheila E., Raymond, Gail H., Marc, Thomas M., Daniel F.

• Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Review on Morphology, Molecular Pathology, Prognosis, and Differential Diagnosis

  Citation: 1010

  Authors: Markku, Jerzy

• Recommendations for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Clinical Practice Guideline Update

  Citation: 887

  Authors: Antonio C., M. Elizabeth H., David G., Mitch, Lisa M., Kimberly H., Donald C., John M.S., Michael, Patrick, Wedad, Robert B., Pamela B., Soonmyung, Edith A., Michael F., Patricia A., Gail H., Giuseppe, Daniel F.

• Prognostic Factors in Colorectal Cancer

  Citation: 872

  Authors: Carolyn C., L. Peter, Lawrence J., Barbara, Harry S., Stanley R., M. Elizabeth H., Donald E., Robert V. P., Raymond B., Mary L., Daniel J., Clive R., Mark, Christopher

• American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Recommendations for Immunohistochemical Testing of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Breast Cancer (Unabridged Version)

  Citation: 823

  Authors: M. Elizabeth H., Daniel F., Mitch, D. Craig, Karen L., Sunil, Patrick L., Glenn, Neil S., Malcolm, David G., Susan, Richard, Pamela B., Lisa, Keith, C. Kent, Soonmyung, Jane, Anthony, Hironobu, Jared N., Fred C. G., Sheila, Emina Emilia, Paul, Giuseppe, Daniel, Thomas, R. Bruce, James L., Antonio C.

• Prognostic Factors in Breast Cancer

  Citation: 801

  Authors: Patrick L., David L., Donald, Ann D., D. Craig, Gary M., Stephen G., Frances, Jean F., James L., Daniel F., Stephen B., Allen, Stuart J.

• Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Clinical Practice Guideline Focused Update

  Citation: 798

  Authors: Antonio C., M. Elizabeth Hale, Kimberly H., Brittany E., Pamela B., John M.S., Michael, Ian O., Patrick, Wedad, Robert B., Michael F., Patricia A., Gail H., Giuseppe, Lisa M., Mitchell

• Relation Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Inflammatory Biomarkers in a Large Cohort of Unselected Outpatients

  Citation: 742

  Authors: Giuseppe, Giovanni, Martina, Gian Luca, Giacomo, Gian Cesare

• Acute Lung Injury: A Clinical and Molecular Review

  Citation: 734

  Authors: Yasmeen, Anna, Timothy Craig

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