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Welcome to the World Journal of Transplantation

World Journal of Transplantation is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of transplantation, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Bone marrow transplantation, bone transplantation, bone-patellar tendon-bone grafting, brain tissue transplantation, corneal transplantation, descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, fetal tissue transplantation, heart transplantation, kidney transplantation, liver transplantation, lung transplantation, pancreas transplantation, skin transplantation, transplantation immunology, and vascularized composite allotransplantation. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. All submissions undergo a rigorous and transparent peer-review process by at least two independent reviewers. Manuscripts are evaluated based on scientific rigor, originality, clinical relevance, and reproducibility, with particular attention to methodological robustness and data integrity. Constructive and timely feedback is provided to ensure the highest standards of scholarly communication. The journal adheres to the highest standards of publication ethics and editorial integrity, in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. To advance scientific discovery, promote evidence-based clinical practice, and foster innovation in transplantation, ultimately improving global health outcomes. We invite researchers, clinicians, and multidisciplinary experts worldwide to submit high-quality manuscripts and contribute to shaping the future of transplant science. Submit an Article >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Sami Akbulut, PhD, MD, Professor, (E-mail: akbulutsami@gmail.com) Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Türkiye
  • Vassilios Papalois, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: vassilios.papalois@nhs.net) Directorate of Renal and Transplant Services, 4th Floor Hammersmith House, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 OHS, United Kingdom
  • Maurizio Salvadori, MD, Professor, (E-mail: maurizio.salvadori1@gmail.com) Department of Transplantation Renal Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence 50139, Italy
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJT is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
The WJT’s CiteScore for 2024 is 3.3 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Transplantation is 24/55.
ISSN
2220-3230 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (1098), Duration of Peer Review (23 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (49 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (35 days/Mean), Accepted (60.4%/Mean), Production Time (60 days/Mean), Time to Publication (181 days/Mean), and Rejected (29.7%/Mean).
Editorial
Concetto Sessa, Guido Gembillo, Walter Morale 
World J Transplant 16(2):115035. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115035
María L Pestalardo, María Fernanda Vargas Wille, Marcelo Fabián Amante 
World J Transplant 16(2):115879. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115879
Opinion Review
Vivek B Kute, Khushboo Saxena, Amit Pasari, Priyanka Tolani, Manish Ramesh Balwani, Pranjal Kashiv 
World J Transplant 16(2):119146. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.119146
Review
Aya Mohamed Adel Arafat, Soliman M A Soliman, Habiba Elfandy, Moamen O Othman, Walaa Elsayed, Mai M Lotfy, Noura A A Ebrahim 
World J Transplant 16(2):117357. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.117357
Christina Mouratidou, Efstathios T Pavlidis, Georgios Katsanos, Athanasios Kofinas, Alexandra G Marneri, Kalliopi E Stavrati, Georgios Tsoulfas, Theodoros E Pavlidis 
World J Transplant 16(2):120865. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.120865
Minireviews
Mahendra Singh, Jaideep Singh Soni, Manali Jain, Deepak P Bhirud, Shiv C Navriya, Gautam R Choudhary, Arjun S Sandhu 
World J Transplant 16(2):114224. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.114224
Praveen Kumar Ravi, Sipra Rout, Pravash R Mishra, Appakalai N Balamurugan 
World J Transplant 16(2):116413. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.116413
Marco Zeppieri, Matteo Capobianco, Federico Visalli, Marieme Khouyyi, Caterina Gagliano, Francesco Cappellani, Massimo Robiony, Alessandro Tel, Luca Michelutti 
World J Transplant 16(2):117675. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.117675
Neven Papic, Iva Kosuta, Dominik Ljubas, Nina Vrsaljko, Vibor Sesa, Viktor Domislovic, Sidra Ahsan, Anna Mrzljak 
World J Transplant 16(2):118012. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118012
Ao-Yun Zhang, Zi-Han Guo, Yuan Huang, Yu-Rou Shi, Xiao Song, Shuai-Yan Wang, Guan-Hu Yang, Yun Liu, Tian-Cheng Xu 
World J Transplant 16(2):118169. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118169
Sarah Jahangir, Mohammed Zohery, Clarimar Diaz Lopez, Jenna Carter Hamed, Shiza Sarfraz, Hafsa Ashraf, Taha Rafiq, Hadeera Ali, Muhammad Raza, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Mohamed Khalaf, Hassam Ali 
World J Transplant 16(2):118288. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118288
Amr Alnagar, Muhammad U Khan, Muhammad S Ahmad, Mahmoud Mersal, Mohamed Ayyad, Rana Hassan, Mohamed Saleem Noormohamed 
World J Transplant 16(2):118702. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118702
Retrospective Cohort Study
La Salete Martins, Marika Bini-Antunes, Marco Sampaio, Sofia Pedroso, Catarina Ribeiro, José Silvano, Bruno Dias, António Inácio, Ana Filipa Trigo, Sofia Sousa, Manuela Almeida, Ana Cunha, Beatriz Gil Braga 
World J Transplant 16(2):115329. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115329
Irene Dieguez Hernandez Vaquero, Alba Bueno Jimenez, Areej M Salim, Hector Vilca-Melendez, Rebeca Sanabria Mateos, Joseph J Valamparampil, Evelyn Ong, Girish L Gupte, Khalid Sharif 
World J Transplant 16(2):115702. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115702
Retrospective Study
Felix R Montes, Juan Diego Gutierrez-Navarro, Natalia Restrepo-Patiño, Laura Gutiérrez-Soriano, Eduardo Becerra-Zapata, Juan Carlos Kling, Laura Peña-Blanco, Rodrigo Martinez-Ardila, Nicolas Diaz-Riaño, Laura Gonzalez-Vasquez, Nathaly Ramirez-Sanchez, Luis Manuel Barrera-Lozano 
World J Transplant 16(2):115136. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115136
Lena Sibulesky, Daniel M Kaufman, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, Nicolae Leca, James D Perkins 
World J Transplant 16(2):118088. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118088
Salem H Al-Qurashi, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Hinda Hassan Khideer Mahmood, Maram Majid Alsharif, Yara Faisal Alqurashi, Lama Alghamdi, Rawan A Al-Ghamdi, Zeyad Adel Alsaedi, Aileen Jean Dela Cruz, Ghaleb A Aboasamh, Nihal Mohammed Sadagah 
World J Transplant 16(2):118450. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118450
Observational Study
Nor Islya Emma Othman, Chiao Yuen Lim, Lubna Razak, Musuriani Yusuf, Dalinatul Ahmed, Fazean Idris, Nayan Joshi, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Minh Cuong Duong, Jackson Tan 
World J Transplant 16(2):117585. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.117585
Aditi Dubey, Priyanka, Deepak Soni, Deepti Chaurasia, Brindha Periasamy, Nikhila C Jain, Deepayan Sarkar, Mamta Singh, Srishti Khullar, Kavita Kumar, Pragyil Chaturvedi, Bhavana Sharma 
World J Transplant 16(2):118357. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118357
Wissam Maroun, Zachary F Osborn, Paras Garg, Santhalakshmi Angappan, Jaber El-Bashir, Olivia Heppell, James Soetedjo, Srikanth Pillai, Katsunori Miyake, Adhnan Mohamed, Shunji Nagai, Carlos E Guerra-Londono 
World J Transplant 16(2):118880. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118880
Debargha Basuli, Bonnie Ross, Lorita M Rebellato 
World J Transplant 16(2):119075. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.119075
Marissa Di Napoli, Haaris Kadri, Danielle Kessler, Gabriella Canty, Katherine Klingenberg, Elizabeth A Pomfret, James J Pomposelli, Thomas Pshak, Rashikh A Choudhury, Trevor L Nydam, Maria Baimas-George 
World J Transplant 16(2):119247. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.119247
Systematic Reviews
Leonardo Kasputis Zanini, Eduarda Costa Oliveira, Fabrício Inácio de Moraes Nascimento, Lucas Souto Nacif 
World J Transplant 16(2):114278. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.114278
José Manuel Ramia, Mariano Franco, Cándido Alcázar, Silvia Carbonell-Morote, Juan Jesús Rubio-García, María Rodríguez, Sonia Pascual, Paola Melgar, Celia Villodre Tudela 
World J Transplant 16(2):116999. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.116999
Meta-Analysis
Sabah Kulsum, Sajjad Ahmed Khan, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Hadeera Ali, Umar Hayat, Mohamed Khalaf, Hassam Ali 
World J Transplant 16(2):119737. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.119737
Case Report
Vishaal Motla, Usman Baig, Laura Mulloy, Talal Nakkar, Shameem Beigh, Imran Gani 
World J Transplant 16(2):115114. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115114
Yuriko Terada, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Michael K Pasque, Daniel Kreisel, Amit Pawale 
World J Transplant 16(2):119012. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.119012
Correspondence
Leonardo Baggio, Stefano Gianni, Riccardo De Carlis, Mila Angela Maria Valsecchi, Caterina Barbaglio, Andrea Brunetti, Giovanni Perricone, Andrea Lauterio, Gianpaola Monti 
World J Transplant 16(2):115352. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115352
Taqi Khan, Qaisar Iqbal, Muneeb Hassan, Sajid Shakeel, Naveed Khan, Lajward Asnath 
World J Transplant 16(2):115987. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115987
Luca Galassi, Erica Altamura, Lina Azzahrani, Federica Facchinetti, Matteo Lino Ravini 
World J Transplant 16(2):118962. Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118962
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