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Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research is the official open access journal for the Pathological Society. It publishes studies with clear clinical relevance that advance understanding of human disease mechanisms, with emphasis on investigative diagnostic, prognostic, and biomarker studies, and also includes editorials, review articles, commentaries, perspectives, and other features. The journal is indexed by PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus and is published by Wiley and The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Subject
Pathology
Impact Factor
3.7
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
2056-4538
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
APC: $3,570 USD / £2,520 GBP / €3,240 EUR; no submission fees or page charges
Submission Instructions
The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Original Articles
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must state that the manuscript is original unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere, declare any prior submissions that could be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication including previously published or presented abstracts, describe any posting on publicly available servers, confirm that all authors have agreed with the submission in its present form, and outline compliance with REMARK for tumour studies when applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must be no more than 300 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Original Articles must be up to 4000 words from the beginning of the Introduction to the end of the Discussion. Original Articles must be divided into Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. The manuscript must include a title page with a succinct and unambiguous title, a short running title of fewer than 75 characters, author names and affiliations with corresponding author contact details, a conflict of interest statement, an acknowledgements section with funding sources, a statement of author contributions, and 3 to 10 keywords.
References
Modified Vancouver used by the NLM in Index Medicus. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention, cited with Arabic numerals in square brackets, and for works with more than three authors only the first three authors should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
Original Articles may include up to 6 figures. Figures must be uploaded as separate TIFF files and must not be embedded in the document, while tables must be placed on separate pages at the end of the main document. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, all tables and figures must be clearly referred to in the text, tables must have brief titles and figures concise informative legends, and the manuscript may include tables as appropriate.
Review Articles
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. It must state that the manuscript is original unpublished work, is not under consideration elsewhere, declare any prior submissions or publicly available postings, and confirm that all authors agree with the submission in its present form.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract should preferably be fewer than 300 words and must not exceed 300 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
Review Articles are usually no more than 4000 words. The manuscript should include a title page, an unstructured abstract, keywords, a body with headings and sub-headings as appropriate, acknowledgements, author contributions, references, tables, and figure legends. The title page must include a conflict of interest statement, a word count for the main text, full affiliations, and corresponding author contact details, and the body must include an acknowledgements section with funding sources and a statement of author contributions.
References
Modified Vancouver used by the NLM in Index Medicus. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, cited in text as Arabic numerals in square parentheses, and for works with more than three authors only the first three authors should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
Tables should appear after the body text, and figures must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the document. Tables must have brief titles and be numbered consecutively, figures and tables must have legends, and previously published figures require acknowledgement and written permission.
Brief Reports
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must state that the manuscript is original unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere, declare any prior submissions that might be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication including published or presented abstracts, describe any posting on publicly available servers, and confirm that all authors have agreed with the submission in its present form.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must be preferably fewer than 200 words and must not exceed 300 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript text from the beginning of the Introduction to the end of the Discussion must be up to 1500 words. The body text must be divided into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections, and Results and Discussion may be combined. The title page must include a conflict of interest statement, and after the body text an Acknowledgements section with funding sources plus a statement of author contributions must be provided.
References
The manuscript may contain a maximum of 20 references. Modified Vancouver used by the NLM in Index Medicus. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation and identified in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in square brackets, with only the first 3 authors listed followed by et al. when there are more than 3 authors.
Figures & Tables
Brief Reports may include up to 4 tables and figures. Figures must be uploaded as separate files and must not be embedded in the document, while tables must be typed on separate pages at the end of the main document. Figures must be uploaded as separate TIFF files, no figure may have more than 4 panels, and tables and figures must have concise legends.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must state that the manuscript is original unpublished work, is not under consideration elsewhere, disclose any prior submissions that could be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication including previously published or presented abstracts, describe any posting on publicly available servers, and confirm that all authors have agreed with the submission in its present form.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 300 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must contain the required sections including abstract, introduction, methods, results, and conclusions. The title page must include a data availability statement, a running title of 75 characters or less is required, and a statement of each author’s specific contribution must appear after the acknowledgements.
References
Vancouver. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention, cited with Arabic numerals in square brackets, use the modified Vancouver style used by the NLM in Index Medicus, and list only the first 3 authors followed by et al. when there are more than 3 authors.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be typed on separate pages at the end of the main document and figures must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the document. Figures and tables must have legends, tables must have brief titles and be numbered consecutively, figures must be numbered consecutively, and previously published figures require acknowledgement of the original source and written permission from the copyright holder.
Brief Definitive Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must state that the manuscript is original unpublished work, is not under consideration elsewhere, disclose any prior submissions that might be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication including previously published or presented abstracts, describe any posting on publicly available servers, confirm that all authors agree with the submission in its present form, and outline REMARK compliance for tumour studies.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Preferably fewer than 200 words and no more than 300 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The main text must be fewer than 1500 words. The body text must be divided into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections, with Results and Discussion permitted to be combined. The title page must include a conflict of interest statement and a word count, the acknowledgements section must include funding sources, and a statement of author contributions must appear after the body text.
References
No more than 20 references. Modified Vancouver style used by the NLM in Index Medicus. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention, cited with Arabic numerals in square brackets, and for works with more than three authors only the first three authors should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
A maximum of 4 figures and tables combined is permitted. Figures must be uploaded as separate TIFF files and must not be embedded in the document, and tables must be provided separately at the end of the main document. Tables and figures must be clearly referred to in the text, each table and figure must have a legend, no figure may have more than 4 panels, and the title page must include a word count while supplementary file lists are required if supplementary material is used.
Recent Publications
A subset of high‐grade sarcomas with myogenic differentiation are associated with recurrent FGFR fusions
Maximus CF Yeung, Carla Saoud, Sarah Chiang, Meera Hameed, Cristina R Antonescu
10.1002/2056-4538.70094
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YAP ‐activated lymph node fibroblasts contribute to extracellular matrix remodeling associated with extranodal extension of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Qian Zhang, Shanben Jiang, Ansardin Abliz, Sheng Chen, Qingang Hu, Liang Ding, Yuxin Wang
10.1002/2056-4538.70095
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MET fusions and splicing variants in glioma: a landscape integrating clinical, pathological, and survival features
Zheng Fang, Chengjun Zheng, Peng Wang, Xing Liu, Lingyu Liu, Guanzhang Li, Jiahan Dong, Qiaodong Chen, Delong Zhang, Yutong Feng, Ying Zhang, Zhaoshi Bao
10.1002/2056-4538.70085
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision: 4 days median. Submission to acceptance: 91 days median. Acceptance to publication: 24 days median.
Reformat to The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required. It must state that the manuscript is original unpublished work, not under consideration elsewhere, disclose any prior abstract or preprint posting, confirm all authors agree with submission, and list any related manuscripts under review or in press.
Reformat to The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Accepted articles are fully Open Access and subject to an APC of $3,570 USD / £2,520 GBP / €3,240 EUR. The APC is waived for Commentary. No submission fees or page charges apply.
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