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Clinical Chemistry

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1955

ISSN1530-8561

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.721

H-Indexi

322

SNIPi

1.395

Total Worksi

31,148

Total Citationsi

1,013,906

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medical Laboratory Technology; Biochemistry (medical); Clinical Biochemistry; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, <1983- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications31,148

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-8561

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

291

6.9k

2019

373

11k

2020

282

4.7k

2021

203

2.5k

2022

840

2.9k

2023

863

1.4k

2024

899

726

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 (medical)Q1

Clinical BiochemistryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metabolism and Genetic DisordersClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesRenal function and acid-base balanceAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyNeonatal Health and BiochemistryMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Chemistry

Is Clinical Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Clinical Chemistry?

Clinical Chemistry 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 1.02.

Is Clinical Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Clinical Chemistry?