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Practical Laboratory Medicine

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2007

ISSN2352-5517eISSN2352-5517

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.376

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.698

Total Worksi

537

Total Citationsi

4,367

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medical Laboratory Technology; Clinical Biochemistry; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications537

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-5517 / 2352-5517

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

364

2019

643

2020

747

2021

302

2022

175

2023

331

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.

Clinical BiochemistryQ3

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory Technology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryRadiological and Ultrasound Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiosensors and Analytical DetectionDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesBlood groups and transfusionBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsCancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Frequently asked questions about Practical Laboratory Medicine

Is Practical Laboratory Medicine a predatory journal?

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

Practical 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 1.68.

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

Practical Laboratory Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Practical Laboratory Medicine?