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Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1557-9832

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.565

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.661

Total Worksi

2,802

Total Citationsi

45,711

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine updates those practicing in the field of clinical pathology on the latest trends in clinical laboratory management. The journal provides a basis for creating and working in a highly effective clinical laboratory, and discusses topics such as the cost-effectiveness of hemostasis tests in specialized labs.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,802

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-9832

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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

749

2019

904

2020

613

2021

318

2022

305

2023

177

2024

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)Q2

Clinical BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryBlood groups and transfusionViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAcute Myeloid Leukemia ResearchPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Frequently asked questions about Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Is Clinics in Laboratory Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinics in Laboratory Medicine: 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 Clinics in Laboratory Medicine?

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine 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 0.84.

Is Clinics in Laboratory Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.