Journal profile · MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
ISSN 2234-3806 · eISSN 2234-3814 · Seoul National University · SOUTH KOREA
Annals of Laboratory Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.43; fully open access; median 147 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Laboratory Medicine is published by Seoul National University and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing and Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hematology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Laboratory Medicine is the official journal of Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine. The journal title has been recently changed from the Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine (ISSN, 1598-6535) from the January issue of 2012. The JCR 2017 Impact factor of Ann Lab Med was 1.916.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia ResearchMedicine9.5%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.9%
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine7.6%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine6.1%
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosisMedicine4.4%
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 2 |
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
- 4.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 851OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,034 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 16 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 272 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 564 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | 663 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 1,053 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | 1,388 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 172 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 181 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (196 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Seoul National University
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2234-3806
- Electronic ISSN
- 2234-3814
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Laboratory Medicine
What CAS zone is Annals of Laboratory Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Laboratory Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Laboratory Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.43; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Laboratory Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 118–172 days); 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 Annals of Laboratory Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Laboratory Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Laboratory Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Laboratory Medicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .