Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease
medical journal
The Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes an annual volume of review articles relevant to pathology. It was established in 2006 and is published by Annual Reviews (AR). Its co-editors have been Kathleen H. Burns, Mel B. Feany, and Jayanta Debnath as of 2025. As of 2023, Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease is being published as open access, under the Subscribe to Open model. As of 2026, Journal Citation Reports gives the journal a 2025 impact factor of 34.5, ranking it first of 89 journal titles in the category "Pathology".
History
The Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease was first published in 2006 by Annual Reviews (AR), a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to synthesize knowledge "for the progress of science and the benefit of society." The editorial goals for the journal were to cover recent advancements in the study of disease mechanism and present new analytical methodologies for pathology. Its first co-editors were Abul K. Abbas, James R. Downing, and Vinay Kumar. Though it was initially in publication with a print volume, it is now only published electronically.
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The Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease defines its scope as covering significant developments in research on the initiation and progression of human disease. It is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Academic Search, among others.
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