Journal profile · Medicine, Research & Experimental
Annales de biologie clinique
ISSN 0003-3898 · eISSN 1950-6112 · John Libbey Eurotext · FRANCE · Bimonthly · Founded 1943
Annales de biologie clinique: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.41; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales de biologie clinique is published by John Libbey Eurotext 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, French Urban and Social Studies and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, together about 25.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Multidisciplinary information with direct relevance to everyday practice Annales de Biologie Clinique, the official journal of the French Society of Clinical Biology (SFBC), supports biologists in areas including continuing education, laboratory accreditation and technique validation. With original articles, abstracts and accounts of everyday practice, the journal provides details of advances in knowledge, techniques and equipment, as well as a forum for discussion open to the entire community. Annales de Biologie Clinique is indexed in all the major databases and recognized for its scientific quality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, Research & Experimental
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine8.8%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities8.5%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions5.9%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions5.6%
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 81 | 4 | 18 |
| 2024 | 72 | 5 | 40 |
| 2023 | 85 | 13 | 47 |
| 2022 | 82 | 71 | 144 |
| 2021 | 79 | 70 | 64 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- editorialHere you will find all JLE policies regarding publication in our journals. JLE journals follow the recommendations of the ICMJE (International Committee of Medi…Length not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Libbey Eurotext
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1943
- ISSN
- 0003-3898
- Electronic ISSN
- 1950-6112
- Society / sponsor
- French Society of Clinical Biology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales de biologie clinique
What CAS zone is Annales de biologie clinique in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annales de biologie clinique is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology / Medicine, Research & Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annales de biologie clinique?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.41; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Annales de biologie clinique?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Annales de biologie clinique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales de biologie clinique is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annales de biologie clinique open access, and what is the APC?
Annales de biologie clinique is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .