Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Clinical Biochemistry
Laboratory Medicine
ISSN 0007-5027 · eISSN 1943-7730 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES
Laboratory Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.99; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,535; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laboratory Medicine is published by Oxford University Press 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, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Blood groups and transfusion, together about 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lab Medicine is a peer-reviewed biomedical journal published bimonthly by the ASCP and Oxford University Press. The journal invites submission of manuscripts on topics related to clinical chemistry and microbiology, hematology, immunology, transfusion medicine, molecular diagnostics, cytology, histology, and laboratory administration and management. Original research, reviews, and case reports are considered for publication. Lab Medicine is indexed (under the title Laboratory Medicine) by the National Library of Medicine and is included in the PubMed database. The mission of the American Society for Clinical Pathology is to provide excellence in education, certification, and advocacy on behalf of patients, pathologists and laboratory professionals. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 1.0 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 1.2 Medical Laboratory Technology (Rank by Impact Factor) 27/33 2025 Cited Half-Life 6.8 years Scopus 2025 CiteScore 2.3 Biochemistry (Medical) (Rank by CiteScore) 47/78 Clinical Biochemistry (Rank by CiteScore) 96/124 About metrics COPE This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Laboratory Medicine are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, American Society for Clinical Pathology, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, American Society for Clinical Pathology, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Clinical Biochemistry
Editor-in-chief Roger L. BertholfPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Canada 4, India 2, Spain 2, Poland 2, Israel 2 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine21.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine6.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine4.4%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions3.8%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering3.7%
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 |
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 740OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,167 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 120 | 18 | 80 |
| 2024 | 112 | 52 | 245 |
| 2023 | 126 | 63 | 318 |
| 2022 | 150 | 37 | 1,769 |
| 2021 | 164 | 34 | 648 |
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
- Peer review
- Double 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 4,535 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted2
- original research articleThe following manuscripts can be submitted to Laboratory Medicine. Special Report An article solicited by the editors about a cover-story topic. Example. Review…Length not stated
- reviewThe following manuscripts can be submitted to Laboratory Medicine. Special Report An article solicited by the editors about a cover-story topic. Example. Review…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use AI Tools
Natural language processing tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI) do not qualify as authors, and the Journal will screen for them in author lists. The use of AI (for example, to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or for translation) should be disclosed both in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section of manuscripts. Please see the COPE …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. The Journal does not allow ghost authorship, where an unnamed author prepares the article with no credit, or guest/gift authorship, where an autho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure
All potential conflicts of interest must be stated within the text of the manuscript, under this heading. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the article. Such relationships include, but are not limited to, employment by an industrial concern, ownership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, the Journal strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Authors are required to include a data availability statement in their paper. When data and software underlying the research article are available in an online source, authors should include a full citation in their reference list. Fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Third-party copyright
In order to reproduce any third-party material, including tables, figures, or images, in an article authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and be compliant with any requirements the copyright holder may have pertaining to this reuse. When seeking to reproduce any kind of third-party material authors should request the following: non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
There are no fees or charges to submit to Laboratory Medicine. If accepted, Laboratory Medicine authors have the option to publish their paper under the Oxford Open initiative, whereby, for a charge, their paper will be made freely available online immediately upon publication under a Creative Commons license. If you do not select the open access option, you will not be charged and your paper will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by one of the Editors. At this stage manuscripts may be rejected without peer review if it is thought that they are not of high enough priority or not relevant to the journal. This fast rejection process means that authors are given a quick decision and do not need to wait for the review process. Manuscripts that are not instantly rejected are …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Deposition of manuscripts prior to submission on community pre-print servers or on conference presentations online will not be considered prior publication and will not compromise potential publication in Laboratory Medicine. In the submission process on ScholarOne Manuscripts, authors are asked disclose that the manuscript has been posted to a preprint server and provide the name of the preprint …
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0007-5027
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-7730
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laboratory Medicine
What CAS zone is Laboratory Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Laboratory Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. 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 Laboratory Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.99; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 57.
What are the manuscript requirements of Laboratory Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: AMA. 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 Laboratory Medicine based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4), India (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Laboratory Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laboratory Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Laboratory Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Laboratory Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,535.
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: .