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AIMS AND SCOPE.Histopathology is an international journal that publishes high quality research from a broad range of areas within the fi eld of diagnostic human pathology.This includes papers in which the research is solely based on morphological/histopathological techniques and those in which these are complemented by other methods and technologies such as proteomics and genomics.There is a focus on papers in which there is a clear impact on clinical outcomes including improved diagnosis, better prognostic information and prediction of response to therapies (tissue based stratifi ed medicine).The journal also publishes papers that describe technical innovations that lead to improved diagnostic and prognostic information.Translational studies with direct relevance to the interpretation of tissue and cellular alterations in human disease are also welcome although the journal does not accept papers that are solely based on animal or tissue culture studies.As well as original research papers, the Journal seeks to provide rapid publication in a variety of other formats, including editorials, review articles (both contributed and solicited), short reports, lessons of the month and items of correspondence.Case reports are published only if they are of marked originality and have an exceptionally important clinical message; these will generally be accepted as items of correspondence.The journal will consider high quality systematic reviews and where appropriate meta-analyses of relevant data.As the journal of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology, it seeks to refl ect the broad professional interests of the Society's membership but its ethos, authorship, content and purpose are those expected of a leading publication in the international scientifi c literature.