Advances in Laboratory Medicine-Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio

Advances in Laboratory Medicine-Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio is published by De Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal Objective: Advances in Laboratory Medicine / Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio (Adv Lab Med) is the official journal of the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEMEDLAB). Adv Lab Med publishes contributions in the field of medical sciences, including Biochemistry, Hematology, Toxicology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Immunology, and Genetics. Articles focusing on the choice, performance or interpretation of clinical tests are especially welcome. Adv Lab Med is published quarterly. All contributions submitted for publication in Adv Lab Med are subject to single-anonymized peer review by at least two experts in the field, selected and invited by the Editor-in-Chief and a dedicated editorial team. Adv Lab Med publishes only English-language articles.Adv Lab Med is an Open Access journal with an international board of renowned editors. Authors are not charged for manus cript processing and Open Access publication. SEMEDLAB covers processing and publication charges. The Society plays no role in the selection and publication of the articles, nor does it influence peer review.Submissions in the following fields are welcome:Clinical Chemistry / Clinical Hematology and Coagulation / Genetic and Molecular Biology / Clinical Immunology and Autoimmunity / Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology / Drug Monitoring and Toxicology / Evaluation of Diagnostic Biomarkers / New Technologies and Methodologies / Reference Materials and Methods / Reference Values and Decision Limits / Quality Control / Translational Laboratory Medicine / Endocrinology and Metabolism / Lipids and Lipoproteins / Cardiovascular Risk Factors / Cancer Biomarkers / Clinical Metrology / Laboratory Management / POCTArticle FormatsResearch Articles: full length articles and short communications / Reviews and Mini Reviews* / Opinion Papers / Editorials / Lette rs to the Editor and Replies / Case Reports / Guidelines and Recommendations *Adv Lab Med accepts only invited review articles or unsolicited review articles written by authors with extensive experience in the field, as evidenced by at least 10 original articles.Useful linksInstructions for AuthorsSubmission ChecklistTemplate for Ethical and Legal DeclarationsManuscript Preparation and Manuscript TemplatesSpanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEMEDLAB)Resources for AuthorsAuthor Language ServiceData Sharing PolicyRights and Permissions Your Benefits Latest developments in the clinical laboratory sciencesFundamental and appl

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Editor-in-chief Wladimiro Jiménez PovedanoPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

1.4Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

2.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

1.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

1.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.33LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.51LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

15OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

28OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.57OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

100%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

56LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 10 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 10 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

De Gruyter

Country or region

Germany

Language

English, Spanish

ISSN

2628-491X

Society / sponsor

Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine SEMEDLAB

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ
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