《国际外科病理学杂志》的使命是为外科病理学领域的科学信息交流提供一个论坛。强调涉及人体组织的重要诊断和预后特征的研究为利用标准技术出版著作以及应用和基础科学著作提供了基础。手稿类别包括：原始文章；综述文章、分子外科病理学；病例报告；新闻；诊断珍珠、陷阱和错误；肿瘤和免疫标记物概况；病理学图像；外科病理学争议；历史问题；以及医学问题（邀请并提交）。
The mission of the International Journal of Surgical Pathology is to provide a forum for the communication of scientific information in the field of surgical pathology. Studies that emphasize important diagnostic and prognostic features involving human tissue provide the basis for publication of works utilizing standard techniques, as well as those from applied and basic science. Manuscript categories include: original articles; review articles, molecular surgical pathology; case reports; news; diagnostic pearls, pitfalls and mistakes; profiles of tumors and immunomarkers; images in pathology; controversies in surgical pathology; historical aspects; and medicolegal issues (invited and submitted).