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Laboratory Investigation

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1959

ISSN1530-0307

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.254

H-Index

176

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.119

Total Works

8,437

Total Citations

200,324

2yr Mean Citedness

0.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the molecular and cellular characterization of various cancers, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, high-grade serous carcinoma, breast cancer, penile squamous cell carcinoma, and cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Studies investigate immune microenvironments, spatial transcriptomics, biomarker variability, genomic profiling, copy number alterations, signaling pathways, and the application of artificial intelligence in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

FrequencyMonthly, <June 2005->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,437

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-0307

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & ExperimentalPathology

Scopus Categories

Pathology and Forensic MedicineMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsAI in cancer detectionSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesCancer Cells and MetastasisCell Adhesion Molecules Research