Home›Search›Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom

ISSN1040-8363eISSN1549-781X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

129

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 105d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.65

H-Indexi

116

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.102

Total Worksi

733

Total Citationsi

52,170

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medical Laboratory Technology; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Biochemistry (medical); Clinical Biochemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1995-

StatusActive

Total Publications733

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1040-8363 / 1549-781X

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

4.2k

2020

1.3k

2021

973

2022

761

2023

365

2024

166

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry (medical)Q1

Clinical BiochemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Biochemistry (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Frequently asked questions about Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Is Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences?

Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.16.

Is Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences?