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With its high quality content, an average time to first decision of 21.5 days, and an Impact Factor of 6.394 (ranked no. 1 in transplantation, no. 2 in surgery), the American Journal of Transplantation is the journal you can’t be without.

The journal serves as a forum for debate and re-assessment and is a major new platform for promoting understanding, improving results and advancing science in this dynamic field. Published monthly, the American Journal of Transplantation provides an essential resource for researchers and clinicians around the world.

American Journal of Transplantation is the leading journal in its field

• 2011 Impact Factor - 6.394 -- The highest impact factors of any transplantation journal (the #1 transplantation journal, ranked 2nd in the surgery category)
• Accepted articles available online before print publication - via Early View
• Decisions usually delivered within three weeks
• Publishes original articles, case reports, invited reviews, letters to the editor, critical reviews, news features, consensus documents and guidelines.
• 12 issues a year, covering all major subject areas, including:
    o Thoracic (heart, lung), abdominal (kidney, liver, pancreas, islets), tissue and stem cell, transplantation
    o Organ and tissue donation and preservation
    o Tissue injury, repair, inflammation, and aging
    o Histocompatibility
    o Drugs and pharmacology
    o Graft survival and prevention of graft dysfunction and failure
    o Ethical and social issues
• Free online access to all articles after 12 months
• High international readership - In addition to AST/ASTS members, 2,165 institutions worldwide have access to the American Journal of Transplantation
Speed of Publication and Author Services

• First decisions on original articles are now delivered within an average of 21.5 days
• Average time from acceptance to online publication for articles is approximately 80 days, and time from acceptance to print publication is approximately 120 days
• Simple and efficient online submission process - visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajt
• Excellent service provided by editorial and production offices
• Wiley-Blackwell’s outstanding author services website, allowing you to track your article through all stages the publication process – visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/

NIH Public Access Mandate

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Keywords

transplantation, surgery, organ, tissue, donation, immune, regulation, histocompatibility, graft, xenotransplantation, thoracic, heart transplant, lung transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant, pancreas, islets, stem cell, hepatology

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