Journal of Pathology

The Journal of Pathology is a monthly journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, founded in 1892, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.4.《病理学杂志》（Journal of Pathology）由（Wiley）代表大不列颠与爱尔兰病理学会出版，1892 年创办，月刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.4。

Scope

• The journal publishes research on the mechanisms of disease and on diagnostic pathology.本刊发表疾病机制与诊断病理学方面的研究。
• Molecular and cellular pathology are core subjects.分子病理学与细胞病理学是其中的核心主题。
• Cancer biology, including the molecular basis of tumour progression, is treated at length.肿瘤生物学，包括肿瘤进展的分子基础，受到重点讨论。
• The development of new diagnostic and prognostic markers is published.新型诊断与预后标志物的开发均予发表。
• Animal models and human tissue studies that illuminate disease are within scope.有助于阐明疾病的动物模型与人体组织研究均在其范围之内。
• Immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridisation and other techniques in tissue pathology are covered.免疫组织化学、原位杂交以及组织病理学的其他技术均有收录。
• Review articles and annual review issues complete the journal's coverage.综述文章与年度综述专刊构成本刊收录范围的其余部分。

History

• The journal was established in 1892 by German Sims Woodhead as The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology.本刊由 German Sims Woodhead 于 1892 年以（The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology）之名创办。
• Woodhead founded and edited it, and the society bought the journal from him in 1907.Woodhead 创办并主编本刊，学会于 1907 年购得该刊所有权。
• It has been the official journal of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland since the society was founded in 1906.自大不列颠与爱尔兰病理学会 1906 年成立起，本刊即为其官方期刊。
• The inaugural issue carried contributions from Rudolf Virchow and Elie Metchnikoff.创刊号收录了 Rudolf Virchow 与 Elie Metchnikoff 的来稿。
• The title was shortened to The Journal of Pathology in 1969.1969 年，刊名简化为（The Journal of Pathology）。
• Its impact factor stood at 7.996 in 2021, 9.883 in 2022 and 5.4 in 2025.其影响因子在 2021 年为 7.996，2022 年为 9.883，2025 年为 5.4。

Editors

• C. Simon Herrington has served as editor in chief.C. Simon Herrington 长期担任主编。
• The journal is owned by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.本刊由大不列颠与爱尔兰病理学会拥有。
• An international editorial board of pathologists oversees peer review.由病理学家组成的国际编委会负责同行评审。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal publishes original research, reviews and perspectives.稿件经同行评审，本刊发表原创研究、综述与观点文章。
• Since 1999 the journal has published an annual review issue on a major theme.自 1999 年起，本刊每年出版一期围绕重要主题的年度综述专刊。
• A companion journal, The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, was launched in 2015.姊妹刊（The Journal of Pathology：Clinical Research）于 2015 年创办。