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The American Journal of Surgical Pathology

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology is a journal published by Wolters Kluwer on the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins platform.

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Subject Pathology, Surgery
Impact Factor 4.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0147-5185
eISSN 1532-0979
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Hybrid open access; an article processing charge is charged on acceptance for authors choosing open access, with eligible authors under participating read-and-publish agreements receiving a $0.00 APC.

Submission Instructions

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required as a separate file. Abstract must be limited to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be organized into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include three to five key words or phrases and disclose any use of AI tools in the Materials and Methods or similar section, including how and which tool was used.
References Manuscript style must follow the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th edition. References must be listed after the Discussion section in order of citation, and references with more than three authors should list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted as separate files and not embedded in the manuscript text, and all tables must be grouped in a separate file rather than embedded within the manuscript body. Figure legends must be provided on a separate manuscript page after the references, and tables must be cited consecutively in the text with each table on a separate page.
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Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required and must be submitted as a separate file. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be organized into the headings Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include three to five keywords or phrases and disclose any AI tool use in the Materials and Methods or similar section.
References Manuscript style must follow the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th edition. References must be listed after the Discussion section in order of citation, with only the first three authors named before et al. when there are more than three authors and journal abbreviations following Index Medicus.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted as separate files and not embedded in the manuscript text file, and all tables must be grouped in a separate file rather than embedded within the manuscript body. Figure legends must be provided on a separate manuscript page after the references, and each table must appear on a separate page with a title, column heads, and explanatory legends.
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Detailed Case Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required and must be submitted as a separate file. Abstract must be limited to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript text must be organized into the headings Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include three to five key words or phrases and disclose AI tool use in the Materials and Methods or a similar section, and the title page must include conflicts of interest and source of funding information under the heading “Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding:”.
References Manuscript style must follow the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th edition. References must be entered in order of citation after the Discussion section, with only the first three authors listed followed by et al. when there are more than three authors and journal abbreviations following Index Medicus.
Figures & Tables Each figure must be submitted as a separate file and not embedded in the manuscript text, and all tables must be grouped in a separate file rather than embedded within the manuscript body. Figure legends must be submitted on a separate page after the references, and each table must appear on a separate page with a title, appropriate column heads, and explanatory legends including definitions of abbreviations used.
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Recent Publications

Giant Cell Urothelial Carcinoma

Huili Li, Amir Akbari, Matthew Schuler, Rodrigo Salgado Esteves, Kenneth J. Pienta, Burles A. Johnson, Ezra Baraban, Andres Matoso

10.1097/pas.0000000000002576
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DLL3 Expression in a Genotyped Cohort of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinomas

Maria Christina Riascos, Fedaa Najdawi, Sara Ahmadi, Thomas J. Roberts, Kartik Sehgal, Justine A. Barletta

10.1097/pas.0000000000002571
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Clinical Outcomes and Prognostication of CRTC1::TRIM11 Fusion Cutaneous Tumors

Nithya S. Trichy, Jonathan Braat, Lindsay J. Holic, Shantel Olivares, Klaus J. Busam, Alison Cheah, Jeffrey M. Cloutier, Damian Collins, Pranav Dorwal, Arnaud de la Fouchardière, John Gross, Eleni Ieremia, Ivy John, Arivarasan Karunamurthy, Konstantinos Linos, Ata S. Moshiri, José A. Salinas, Sara Shalin, Campbell Stewart, Khin Thway, Gillian Weston, Pedram Gerami

10.1097/pas.0000000000002575
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Hypertrophic Lichen Sclerosus

Susanne K. Jeffus, Carli Cox, Sara C. Shalin, Brannon Broadfoot, Charles M. Quick

10.1097/pas.0000000000002574
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TRBC1 Immunohistochemistry Utilization in Formalin-fixed Paraffin-embedded Tissue as an Adjunct to T-cell Clonality Testing in the Assessment of Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorders

David G. Grand, Jeffrey M. Cloutier, Sarah R. Palmer-DeClara, Jeremiah X. Karrs, Shaofeng Yan, Shabnam Momtahen, Soma Jobbagy, Nicole Trepanowski, Joi B. Carter, Frederick Lansigan, Robert E. LeBlanc

10.1097/pas.0000000000002572
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Page proofs must be corrected within 24 to 48 hours of receipt. Reprints are normally shipped 6 to 8 weeks after publication of the issue.

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Is a cover letter required?

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What are the publication costs?

Hybrid open access with an APC charged on acceptance for open access publication; eligible corresponding authors under participating read-and-publish agreements may receive a $0.00 APC.

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Research Topics

Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Urologic and reproductive health conditions Soft tissue tumor case studies Cancer and Skin Lesions Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas Viral-associated cancers and disorders Tumors and Oncological Cases Renal and related cancers Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cardiac tumors and thrombi

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