African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 1970
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Aims & Scope
The African Journal of Laboratory Medicine focuses on the role of the laboratory and its professionals in the clinical and public healthcare sectors, and is specifically based on an African frame of reference. Emphasis is on all aspects that promote and contribute to the laboratory medicine practices of Africa. This includes, amongst others: laboratories biomedical scientists and clinicians medical community, public health officials and policy makers laboratory systems and policies (translation of laboratory knowledge, practices and technologies in clinical care) interfaces of laboratory with medical science laboratory-based epidemiology laboratory investigations evidence-based effectiveness in real world (actual) settings.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Is African Journal of Laboratory Medicine a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Laboratory Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 African Journal of Laboratory Medicine?
African Journal of 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 0.78.
Is African Journal of Laboratory Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of African Journal of Laboratory Medicine?
The African Journal of Laboratory Medicine focuses on the role of the laboratory and its professionals in the clinical and public healthcare sectors, and is specifically based on an African frame of reference. Emphasis is on all aspects that promote and contribute to the laboratory medicine practices of Africa. This includes, amongst others: laboratories biomedical scientists and clinicians medical community, public health officials and policy makers laboratory systems and policies (translation of laboratory knowledge, practices and technologies in clinical care) interfaces of laboratory with
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