Pathology International

Aims & Scope

Pathology International is the official English journal of the Japanese Society of Pathology, publishing articles of excellence in human and experimental pathology.

The Journal focuses on the morphological study of the disease process and/or mechanisms.

For human pathology, morphological investigation receives priority but manuscripts describing the result of any ancillary methods (cellular, chemical, immunological and molecular biological) that complement the morphology are accepted.

Manuscript on experimental pathology that approach pathologenesis or mechanisms of disease processes are expected to report on the data obtained from models using cellular, biochemical, molecular biological, animal, immunological or other methods in conjunction with morphology.

Manuscripts that report data on laboratory medicine (clinical pathology) without significant morphological contribution are not accepted.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.810

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	2.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6669

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	563

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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
• Embase

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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.

• Reactive oxygen species‐induced molecular damage and its application in pathology

  Citation: 419

  Authors: Shinya

• A review of 79 thymomas: Modification of staging system and reappraisal of conventional division into invasive and non‐invasive thymoma

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Kenji, Yoshihiro, Masayuki, Kiyoshi, Hisao, Tomoyuki, Yukio

• Atherosclerosis: Known and unknown

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Jianglin, Teruo

• The World Health Organization classification of malignant lymphomas in Japan: Incidence of recently recognized entities

  Citation: 333

  Authors: *Lymphoma Study Group of Japanese

• Matrix metalloproteinases in tumor invasion: Role for cell migration

  Citation: 321

  Authors: Kazuki, Teruhiko, Yoshiya, Tetsuro

• Choline acetyltransferase: The structure, distribution and pathologic changes in the central nervous system

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Yoshio

• Plaque formation and the intraneuronal accumulation of β‐amyloid in Alzheimer's disease

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Reisuke H., Toshitaka, Gunnar K.

• Emmprin (basigin/CD147): Matrix metalloproteinase modulator and multifunctional cell recognition molecule that plays a critical role in cancer progression

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Kazuki, Hiroshi, Kaori, Hironobu, Junji, Masahiro

• Ocular adnexal IgG4‐related disease has uniform clinicopathology

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Yasuharu, Koh‐ichi, Kouichi, Masakazu, Ichiro, Takehiro, Katsuyoshi, Toshiaki, Eisaku, Tadashi

• CXCR4 and cancer

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Bungo, Ahmed, Mathias, Johng S.

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