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Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine · South Korea · Est. 1986

ISSN2234-3806eISSN2234-3814

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

180

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 136d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

1.034

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.26

Total Worksi

2,000

Total Citationsi

28,507

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,000

Publisher OrgSeoul National University

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2234-3806 / 2234-3814

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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

123

2.4k

2019

2.1k

2020

1.3k

2021

103

985

2022

616

2023

450

2024

102

163

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Clinical BiochemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia ResearchBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBlood groups and transfusionMycobacterium research and diagnosisChronic Myeloid Leukemia TreatmentsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia researchChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Is Annals of Laboratory Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Laboratory Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Laboratory Medicine?

Annals 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 2.35.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Annals of Laboratory Medicine?