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Top 10 Transplantation Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Transplantation journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

American Journal Of Transplantation

Elsevier BV

JIF 8.2

Hybrid

American Journal of Transplantation is the official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. It serves as a forum for debate and reassessment in transplantation and is published monthly for researchers...

Identifiers

ISSN 1600-6135

eISSN 1600-6143

Publication Cost

$50 USD for unsolicited submissions except invited manuscripts and Letters to the Editor; accepted manuscripts incur page charges after the first six journal pages at $115 USD per additional page. Open access options are available.

Publishing Timeline

Median 7 days from submission to first decision; median 7 days from acceptance to online publication.

Surgery

Transplantation

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Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation

ELSEVIER

JIF 6

Closed

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT), the official publication of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, publishes cutting-edge clinical, basic, and translational science in advanced heart and lung disease, cardiopulmonar...

Identifiers

ISSN 1053-2498

eISSN 1557-3117

Publication Cost

Open access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,830 (excluding taxes). No publication fee for subscription articles.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision: 5 days; submission to decision after review: 36 days; submission to acceptance: 100 days; acceptance to online publication: 7 days.

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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Oxford University Press

JIF 5.6

Hybrid

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation is a nephrology journal published for the European Renal Association and hosted on Oxford Academic. It features original research, reviews, editor's choice content, advance articles, supplements, multimedia author videos, an...

Identifiers

ISSN 0931-0509

eISSN 1460-2385

Publication Cost

Fully open access journals usually charge an Article Processing Charge (APC); hybrid journals usually charge an APC for gold open access publishing; 11 diamond OA journals publish for free.

Publishing Timeline

2025 median days from acceptance to publication: 21 days.

Transplantation

Urology

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Bone Marrow Transplantation

Springer Nature

JIF 5.2

Hybrid

Bone Marrow Transplantation publishes peer reviewed original research and reviews addressing all aspects of basic biology and clinical use of haemopoietic cell transplantation. It is the official journal of the EBMT.

Identifiers

ISSN 0268-3369

eISSN 1476-5365

Publication Cost

Funder-compliant open access options

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 3; Submission to acceptance (median days): 93

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Transplantation

Wolters Kluwer

JIF 5

Closed

Transplantation is the official journal of The Transplantation Society and publishes basic, translational, and clinical research in transplantation, along with invited and feature content spanning education, debate, and policy-relevant topics in the field.

Identifiers

ISSN 0041-1337

eISSN 1534-6080

Publication Cost

No submission fee. Accepted manuscripts are charged $80 USD per typeset page; optional print color figures are $100 USD per figure; open access is available for a fee with APC pricing listed separately.

Publishing Timeline

First decision is made after thorough consideration.

Immunology

Surgery

Transplantation

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Transplantation And Cellular Therapy

Elsevier BV

JIF 4.4

Hybrid

Transplantation and Cellular Therapy is the official publication of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and focuses on the interdisciplinary field of hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapies. The journal emphasizes cl...

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-6375

eISSN 2666-6367

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 4000 excluding taxes; subscription publication: no open access publication fee.

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 29 days submission to decision after review; 74 days submission to acceptance; 5 days acceptance to online publication

Hematology

Immunology

Transplantation

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Xenotransplantation

WILEY

JIF 4.1

Hybrid

Xenotransplantation provides rapid communication of new findings in the field of organ and tissue transplantation across species barriers and investigates and reports on the theological, ethical, legal and psychological implications of xenotransplantation.

Identifiers

ISSN 0908-665X

eISSN 1399-3089

Publication Cost

$4,780 USD / £3,170 GB / €4,000 EUR APC for Open Access articles.

Publishing Timeline

Median 40 days from submission to first decision, 123 days from submission to acceptance, and 24 days from acceptance to publication.

Research

Transplantation

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Liver Transplantation

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 3.9

Closed

Liver Transplantation is a journal published on the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins platform.

Identifiers

ISSN 1527-6465

eISSN 1527-6473

Publication Cost

Hybrid Open Access APC: $2,900. Color figures: $500 per page.

Publishing Timeline

Authors must return page proof corrections or approval within 48 hours. Open Access APC payment should be made within 30 days of acceptance.

Gastroenterology

Surgery

Transplantation

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Cell Transplantation

SAGE Publishing

JIF 3.2

Hybrid

Cell Transplantation is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes high-quality basic research and clinical studies on cell transplantation and its applications.

Identifiers

ISSN 0963-6897

eISSN 1555-3892

Publication Cost

Hybrid open access in subscription journals is available for an article processing charge; institutions may cover APCs through open access agreements, prepaid accounts, or discounts.

Publishing Timeline

Prompt publishing

Research

Transplantation

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Transplant International

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 3

Open

Transplant International is the official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation focused on transplantation research. The journal reports an Impact Factor of 3.0, a CiteScore of 5.7, and 5,028 citations.

Identifiers

ISSN 0934-0874

eISSN 1432-2277

Publication Cost

Category A: 2,700 EUR; Category B: 2,200 EUR; Category C: 700 EUR.

Publishing Timeline

Publishing time for reviews is approximately six months, provided major revisions are not needed.

Surgery

Transplantation

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