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Clinical Chemistry And Laboratory Medicine

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) is the official journal of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine and publishes English-language articles on basic and applied research, novel teaching and training methods, and cutting-edge clinical laboratory medicine. It is published monthly in print and online, uses single-anonymized peer review by at least two experts, and covers topics across clinical biochemistry, genomics and molecular biology, hematology and hemostasis, immunology, microbiology, biomarkers, standardization, patient safety, and translational laboratory medicine.

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Subject Medical Laboratory Technology
Impact Factor 3.7
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1434-6621
eISSN 1437-4331
Invitation Only No
Cost Range No submission and publication fee; optional open access under CC-BY-4.0 may be available with no APC or a discount through participating institutions

Submission Instructions

Clinical Chemistry And Laboratory Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter Cover letter should include a statement that the paper has not been previously published elsewhere, is not under consideration by another journal, and whether there are any conflicts of interest.
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Research Article

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Review

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Mini Review

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Letter To The Editor

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Guidelines And Recommendations

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Short Communication

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Case Report

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Case Report And Review Of The Literature

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Case Series

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Case Report - Lessons In Clinical Reasoning

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Case Report - Learning From Tragedy

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Recent Publications

Post-transplant ring sideroblasts are common in haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplantation but not linked to SF3B1 mutations

Marlene Hollenstein, Theresa Allerstorfer, Julia Flandorfer, Nina Dominik, Margit Mitterbauer, Viola Oberhauser, Stefan Köhrer, Johannes W. Bigenzahn, Klaus G. Schmetterer, Renate Thalhammer, Oswald F. Wagner, Werner Rabitsch, Helmuth Haslacher

10.1515/cclm-2026-0080
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Reporting of pre-analytical variables affecting the determination of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in patients with stroke: a scoping review

Elisa Bevilacqua, Luisa Cacciante, Francesca Burgio, Laura Danesin, Pawel Kiper, Giulia Oliva, Elena Pazienza, Elena Piazzalunga, Alice Vidoret, Leonardo Rigon, Ilaria Casetta, Massimo Gion

10.1515/cclm-2026-0277
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Performance evaluation of five large language models for assisting in the interpretation of urinalysis reports for kidney diseases: a real-world study

Tao Liu, Xinglun Qi, Mohui Guo, Xianfei Ye, Lina Fan, Dagan Yang

10.1515/cclm-2026-0435
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When assays change but outcomes do not: analytical evaluation of the Roche Elecsys anti-TPO II assay

Mathilde Rieu, Mathilde Favalelli, Céline Bazin, Kevin Perge, Hélène Lasolle, Véronique Raverot

10.1515/cclm-2026-0397
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ANA fluorescence patterns and low C4 are associated with higher antiphospholipid antibody serological intensity in routine diagnostic testing

Nikolaos Androulakis, Olga Striligka, Eleni Nioti, Antonios Dilintas, Aikaterini Darivianaki, Anastasia Papadopoulou, Fotini Nistikaki, Theodosia Iatridi, Marilena Kampa, Christina Kalpadakis

10.1515/cclm-2025-1709
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