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Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1963

ISSN1758-1001

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.53

H-Indexi

119

SNIPi

0.929

Total Worksi

6,842

Total Citationsi

110,753

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Annual Volume~ 74 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,842

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-1001

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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

726

2019

1.6k

2020

1.2k

2021

263

2022

284

2023

180

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Clinical BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMetabolism and Genetic DisordersDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsRenal function and acid-base balanceThyroid Disorders and TreatmentsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthHormonal and reproductive studiesAdrenal Hormones and DisordersMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesNeonatal Health and Biochemistry

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Is Annals of Clinical Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: 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 Annals of Clinical Biochemistry?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 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 0.93.

Is Annals of Clinical Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annals of Clinical Biochemistry?