Journal profile · Medicine, Research & Experimental
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
ISSN 0036-5513 · eISSN 1502-7686 · Informa Healthcare · NORWAY · Bimonthly · Founded 1949
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 124 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 94 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION is published by Informa Healthcare 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, Renal function and acid-base balance and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, together about 22.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation is an international scientific journal covering clinically oriented biochemical and physiological research. Since the launch of the journal in 1949, it has been a forum for international laboratory medicine, closely related to, and edited by, The Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry. The journal contains peer-reviewed articles, editorials, invited reviews, and short technical notes, as well as several supplements each year. Supplements consist of monographs, and symposium and congress reports covering subjects within clinical chemistry and clinical physiology.
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 ControlMedicine8.6%
- Renal function and acid-base balanceMedicine7.6%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Blood properties and coagulationMedicine5.1%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine5%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.5%
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 | 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 3 |
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 | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 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
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, AgBiotechNet, Biochemistry & Biophysics Citration Index, Biological Abstracts, BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics), Energy Research Abstracts, Environmental Science Database (CABI), Global Health (CABI), Index Medicus (NLM), Index Veterinarius, Iowa Drug Information Service, Life Science Collection, Medical Documentation Service, Ornamental Horticulture (CABI), PESTDOC, Parasitology Database (CABI), Pig News and Information (CABI), Plant Breeding Abstracts (CABI), Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (CABI), Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (CABI), Reference Update
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
- 1.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 192,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,354 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 29 | 11 |
| 2025 | 94 | 35 | 109 |
| 2024 | 91 | 52 | 200 |
| 2023 | 89 | 34 | 412 |
| 2022 | 95 | 32 | 564 |
| 2021 | 102 | 38 | 899 |
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
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 137 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- editorialsEditorialsLength not stated
- short technical notesShort Technical NotesLength not stated
- supplementsSupplementsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open Select: choose to publish open access Model summary
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open ac…
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- NORWAY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1949
- ISSN
- 0036-5513
- Electronic ISSN
- 1502-7686
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 86, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
What CAS zone is SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 89–184 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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 SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION open access, and what is the APC?
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .