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Transplant International

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.

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Subject Surgery, Transplantation
Impact Factor 3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 0934-0874
eISSN 1432-2277
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Category A: 2,700 EUR; Category B: 2,200 EUR; Category C: 700 EUR.

Submission Instructions

Transplant International accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Articles

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed, and authors must assert that the paper contains no plagiarism, including in AI-produced text or images.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured as a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be organized with headings and subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, an Author Contributions statement, and, if applicable, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process at the end before the references.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 15 figures and tables combined is allowed. Figures must be submitted individually, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, and permission must be obtained for any republished figure.
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Meta Analysis

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract Abstract is required and must be included for this article type. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be organized by headings and subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, a 200-word contribution to the field statement at submission, an Author Contributions statement, and an AI declaration before the references if generative AI or AI-assisted technology was used.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables The combined total number of figures and tables must not exceed 15. Figures must be submitted individually and tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and table captions must be placed immediately before the table.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be organized by headings and subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, an Author Contributions statement, and if applicable a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process at the end of the manuscript before the references.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables The total number of figures and tables must not exceed 15. Figures must be submitted individually and table captions and tables must be placed at the end of the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format.
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Original Articles

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must use the section headers INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS or PATIENTS AND METHODS, RESULTS, and DISCUSSION. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, a 200-word contribution to the field statement, an Author Contributions statement, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process if applicable, and a mandatory graphical abstract submitted separately from the paper figures.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 15 figures and/or tables is allowed. Figures must be submitted individually and separately from the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and table captions must be placed immediately before each table.
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Original Research

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract Abstract must be unstructured as a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Original Research articles must be organized into INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS, and DISCUSSION, or field-appropriate equivalent sections, and the INTRODUCTION section must contain no subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, a 200-word contribution to the field statement, an Author Contributions statement, and, if AI-assisted technology was used, a declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references.
References In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format. Each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text.
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Consensus Report

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract is required and must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be no longer than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured as a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be organized by headings and subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, a 200-word contribution to the field statement at submission, an Author Contributions statement, and an AI declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references if generative AI or AI-assisted technology was used.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables A combined total of figures and tables must not exceed 15. Figures must be submitted individually, figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript.
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Registry Report

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract is required and must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be no longer than 200 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be organized by headings and subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, an Author Contributions statement, and if AI was used, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process at the end of the manuscript before the references.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables A combined total of figures and tables must not exceed 15. Figures must be submitted individually and tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and table captions must be placed immediately before the table.
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Guideline

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract of no more than 200 words is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured and presented as a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 10,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be organized by headings and subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, a 200-word contribution to the field statement, an Author Contributions statement, and an AI declaration before the references if generative AI or AI-assisted technology was used.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables The combined total number of figures and tables must not exceed 15. Figures must be submitted individually and table files must be provided in source form, with tables inserted at the end of the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and table captions must be placed immediately before each table.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract No abstract is allowed.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be formatted as a letter addressing the editors with "Dear Editors," at the start and must not include headings or subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, a 200-word contribution to the field statement submitted separately, an Author Contributions statement, and an AI declaration at the end before the references if generative AI or AI-assisted technology was used.
References Reference list is limited to 10 references. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables Submission may include only one table or one figure. Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable format.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided.
Abstract Abstract is not allowed.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must be formatted as a letter to the editors beginning with “Dear Editors,” and no headings or subheadings are allowed. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, an Author Contributions statement, and if AI-assisted technology was used, a declaration placed at the end of the manuscript before the references.
References Reference list is limited to 10 references. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables Submission may include no more than one table or one figure. Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions and tables must be placed at the end of the manuscript.
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Brief Research Report

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 2500 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Brief Research Reports must follow the format Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, an Author Contributions statement, a 200-word contribution to the field statement, and if applicable an AI declaration before the references.
References References have no limit. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables The combined total number of figures and tables must not exceed 15. Figures must be submitted individually and captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript. Each figure must be cited in numerical order and multi-panel figures must use labels such as (A), (B), and each table must be cited in numerical order and provided in editable source form.
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Mini Review

Cover Letter A traditional cover letter must not be provided. Any use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph with no headings.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 2500 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Mini Review must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, subsections relevant for the subject, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, an Author Contributions statement, and if AI-assisted technology was used, a declaration before the references.
References There is no limit on the number of references. In-text citations must use the Vancouver system. References must list the first six authors followed by et al. and include the DOI when available.
Figures & Tables Mini Review may include a total of 2 figures and tables. Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions and tables must be placed at the end of the manuscript. Each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

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

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Is a cover letter required?

A traditional cover letter is not allowed. Authors must instead prepare a 200-word contribution-to-the-field statement for submission.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charges are 2,700 EUR for Category A article types, 2,200 EUR for Category B article types, and 700 EUR for Category C article types. ESOT members receive a 40% discount for Category A and B article types. Authors from Low- and Middle-Income Countries may be eligible for a discount or waiver.

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Research Topics

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Liver Disease and Transplantation Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Organ Donation and Transplantation Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Renal and Vascular Pathologies Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Neurological Complications and Syndromes Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research Polyomavirus and related diseases T-cell and B-cell Immunology Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Immune Cell Function and Interaction Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pancreatic function and diabetes Hepatitis C virus research Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Viral-associated cancers and disorders Pregnancy and Medication Impact Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Xenotransplantation and immune response Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Complement system in diseases

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