Aims and scope
The International Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine publishes research on the laboratory investigation of human health and disease, including clinical biochemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, molecular diagnostics and pathology. It welcomes method development and validation, quality management and clinical laboratory studies, and serves laboratory scientists, pathologists, clinicians and researchers. The journal provides open access to all articles.
Clinical biochemistry
- Therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology
- Enzymes and biomarkers
- Endocrine and hormone testing
- Renal and liver function testing
- Diabetes and metabolic testing
- Acid–base and blood gas analysis
- Oxidative stress markers
Hematology and transfusion
- Laboratory hematology
- Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia
- Anemia and iron studies
- Coagulation testing
- Immunohematology and blood transfusion
Immunology and microbiology
- Clinical immunology and serology
- Autoimmune diagnostics
- Diagnostic microbiology
- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
- Diagnostic virology
- Point-of-care and rapid diagnostics
Molecular diagnostics and omics
- Molecular diagnostics
- PCR and nucleic acid testing
- Clinical genomics and pharmacogenomics
- Genetic variants and disease risk
- Proteomics and metabolomics
- Ethical issues in genomic testing
Diagnostic pathology
- Histopathology
- Cytopathology
- Surgical pathology
- Digital pathology and image analysis
- Immunohistochemistry
Laboratory quality and management
- Method comparison and validation
- Internal quality control and external quality assessment
- Reference intervals
- Pre-analytical errors and interferences
- Laboratory automation
- Laboratory informatics
- Biosafety in clinical laboratories
Now accepting submissions
Manuscripts are welcome throughout the year through the online submission form.
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Open access
Every article is free to read, download and reuse under the CC BY 4.0 licence, so your work can reach any reader without a subscription or paywall.
Article types
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Short communications
- Case reports
Submissions must fall within the aims and scope above.
How to submit
- Prepare your manuscriptPDF or DOCX, following the author guidelines.
- Submit onlineSend it through the online submission form at arcjournals.org.
- Peer review and decisionAfter an editorial check, the manuscript is sent for peer review. You receive the reviewers' comments with the editorial decision by email.
Questions authors ask
Is there a publication fee?
A fee of $350 USD applies only after your manuscript has been accepted. Nothing is charged at submission or during review.
Can the fee be waived?
Yes. Waivers are available for authors from low-income countries. Write to editor@arcjournals.org with your manuscript details.
How does peer review work?
The editorial office first checks that the manuscript fits the journal’s scope and guidelines. It is then sent to reviewers in the field, and you receive their comments together with the editorial decision by email.
What format should my manuscript be in?
PDF or DOCX, double-spaced, 12 pt font, with references in APA 7th edition format. Full author guidelines are on the journal website.
Will my article have a DOI and be open access?
Yes. Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI (prefix 10.20431) and published open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
Where will my article be discoverable?
Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI. Open discovery services build their databases from Crossref records, so the article becomes findable in OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Unpaywall, Dimensions, Scilit, Lens.org, ScienceOpen and OpenAIRE. The journal itself is listed in ROAD, the ISSN directory of open-access resources.