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Laboratory Medicine

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN1943-7730

SJR Q3✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.361

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.487

Total Worksi

10,110

Total Citationsi

29,555

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyQuarterly, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications10,110

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

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%

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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?

1943-7730

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

107

822

2019

126

1.3k

2020

164

621

2021

148

1.7k

2022

128

311

2023

112

203

2024

120

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)Q3

Clinical BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBlood groups and transfusionHuman auditory perception and evaluationHealth and Medical Research ImpactsBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingHealth Sciences Research and EducationBiomedical and Engineering EducationHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersBlood transfusion and management

Frequently asked questions about Laboratory Medicine

Is Laboratory Medicine a predatory journal?

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

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 0.87.

Is Laboratory Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Laboratory Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Laboratory Medicine?