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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,627CAS 3区Hybrid

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):ANN LAB MED
Country: South Korea•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.034•SCImago Rank: #4,627•Identifier (ISSN):2234-3806(Print)/2234-3814(Online)•Articles / Year: 63•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,286 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.4
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
63articles/year
98.9% Gold OA•85.71% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.941)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.464)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.803)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.635)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.916)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology94.4%Medicine90.1%Genetics78.6%Chemistry69.5%Internal medicine69.1%Biochemistry63.3%Immunology48.7%Pathology43.3%Gene39.7%Microbiology26.2%Surgery23.5%Geology21.6%Paleontology21.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,627Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2012-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.034

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
55

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.78

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,286 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations706
3-Year Documents262
Citable Documents161

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Biochemistry (medical)Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Clinical BiochemistryQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Seoul National University
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
A505-ASTERIUM SEOUL, 372 HANGANG-DAERO, YONGSAN-GU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 04323
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
JCRSCIE
6/33Q1
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
JCISCIE
5/33Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6915
20253.9102247
2024479538
20234.989648
20224.9411031,039
20213.464981,370
20202.803882,108
20192.6351232,461
20181.9161172,277
2017—1072,062
2016—1151,739
2015—1372,459
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Annals of Laboratory Medicine

WoS Q1
1346201820192020202120222023202420253.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01