American Journal of Transplantation

Official publication of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST)

Edited by: Philip F. Halloran
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2009: 2/166 Surgery; 1/24 Transplantation
Impact Factor: 6.433

Current Issue Highlights

Read the Editor's picks of the month:

Infection with the Intracellular Bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes, Overrides Established Tolerance in a Mouse Cardiac Allograft Model
T. Wang, E. B. Ahmed, L. Chen, J. Xu, J. Tao, C.-R. Wang, M.-L. Alegre, A. S. Chong
See editorial by Gill, p. 1499

Persistent glomerular hematuria in living kidney donors confers a risk of progressive kidney disease in donors after heminephrectomy
R. Kido, Y. Shibagaki, K. Iwadoh, I. Nakajima, S. Fuchinoue, T. Fujita, S. Teraoka
See editorial by Nankivell, p. 1501

Current life-style of young adults after liver transplantation during childhood
J. P. Dommergues, A. Letierce, L. Gravereau, F. Plainguet, O. Bernard, D. Debray
See editorial by Heneghan, p. 1505

Pancreas Allograft Biopsies with Positive C4d Staining and Anti-Donor Antibodies Related to Worse Outcome for Patients
H. de Kort, R. B. Munivenkatappa, S. P. Berger, M. Eikmans, A. van der Wal, E. J. de Koning, C. van Kooten, E. de Heer, R. N. Barth, J. A. Bruijn, B. Philosophe, C. B. Drachenberg, I. M. Bajema
See editorial by Colvin, p. 1509

Most Viewed Articles

Click below for a listing of the current top 10 most highly viewed articles:

1. Special Issue: KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients
2. A Phase III Study of Belatacept-based Immunosuppression Regimens versus Cyclosporine in Renal Transplant Recipients (BENEFIT Study),
3. Banff 07 Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology: Updates and Future Directions
4. Belatacept: The Promises and Challenges of Belatacept and Costimulatory Blockade
5. Banff '09 Meeting Report: Antibody Mediated Graft Deterioration and Implementation of Banff Working Groups
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The AJT Report

This month, The AJT Report explores new efforts to assess cancer risk in transplant patients, including a multinational study underway to better understand skin cancer in the post-transplant population.

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Get up to speed quickly with the latest in transplantation news from the American Journal of Transplantation's AJT Report.
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News and Information

Special Articles for the 10th Volume
Published on Apr 26, 2010

Read these special articles in the May 2010 issue of AJT selected by Editor-in-Chief Philip Halloran.

Emory University is seeking a highly organized, computer literate individual to serve as the Managing Editor for the American Journal of Transplantation
Published on Mar 10, 2010

The American Journal of Transplantation is the number one ranked journal in the field of organ transplantation, a dynamic, scientifically driven...

Allan D. Kirk Named Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Transplantation
Published on Feb 18, 2010

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ and ARLINGTON, VA — Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, has been chosen by the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American...

Virtual Issues

Virtual issues are collections of articles on a particular subject, published in the American Journal of Transplantation. They are selected by a guest editor to provide a rapid overview of the activity in a particular aspect of transplantation.