Journal profile · Medical Laboratory Technology
Clinical Biochemistry
ISSN 0009-9120 · eISSN 1873-2933 · Elsevier Inc. · CANADA · Bimonthly · Founded 1967
Clinical Biochemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.26; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 86 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 188 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Biochemistry is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 3 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, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, together about 25.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Clinical ChemistsClinical Biochemistry is the official journal of the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists (CSCC). The journal publishes articles relating to clinical chemistry, molecular biology and genetics, therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology, laboratory immunology and laboratory medicine in general, with the focus on analytical and clinical investigation of laboratory tests in humans used for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and therapy, and monitoring of disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medical Laboratory Technology
Editor-in-chief Loralie Langman MayoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 15, United States 12, Australia 5, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine11.1%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
- Folate and B Vitamins ResearchMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100LetPub ·
- h-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,538OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,502 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 102 | 30 | 26 |
| 2025 | 188 | 60 | 327 |
| 2024 | 106 | 37 | 423 |
| 2023 | 168 | 48 | 913 |
| 2022 | 160 | 51 | 1,579 |
| 2021 | 183 | 50 | 2,099 |
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 PubMed · to
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 120 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (301 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,740 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 353,940 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,700 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 275 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted14
- case reportManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- consensus recommendationConsensus Recommendations, Special Reports or Practice Guidelinesinclude the use of laboratory test for clinical practice.Length not stated
- editorialManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- full paperManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetters to the Editor require: List of keywords 500 words manuscript 5 references Upto 1 table and/or figures.Length not stated
- letters to the editorManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- opinionManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- opinion pieceEditorials and Opinion Pieces require: List of keywords 2000 words manuscript 20 referencesLength not stated
- practice guidelineConsensus Recommendations, Special Reports or Practice Guidelinesinclude the use of laboratory test for clinical practice.Length not stated
- registered reportThis journal supports Registered Reports as article type, allowing you to have your research reviewed and pre-registered prior to conducting your experiments. P…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- review articleManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- short communicationManuscripts are categorized as Analytical or Clinical Investigations. See sections below for specific details such as structural components, word limits and for…Length not stated
- special reportConsensus Recommendations, Special Reports or Practice Guidelinesinclude the use of laboratory test for clinical practice.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process.Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human ov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
no_animal_or_cell_culture Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word `preprint?, or the n…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0009-9120
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-2933
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Biochemistry
What CAS zone is Clinical Biochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Biochemistry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Clinical Biochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.26; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 154.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Biochemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 56–120 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Biochemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 275 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Biochemistry based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (15), United States (12) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Biochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Biochemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Biochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Biochemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .