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Laboratory Animal Research

Laboratory Animal Research publishes innovative methods and techniques that improve and expand the use of model organisms in the laboratory, along with research that deepens understanding of model organisms and their opportunities and challenges for modeling human health and disease. The journal also publishes expert opinions through reviews and perspectives, as well as news on industry, policy, and regulatory matters affecting basic and preclinical research.

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Subject Medicine, Research & Experimental

Impact Factor 2.9

Quartile Q2

Open Access Type Open

ISSN 1738-6055

eISSN 2233-7660

Invitation Only No

Cost Range There is no fee to publish because the article processing charge (APC) is covered by the Korean Association for Laboratory Animal Science (KALAS).

Submission Instructions

Laboratory Animal Research accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not explicitly specified. No mandatory abstract headings are explicitly specified.

Manuscript Manuscript must use the journal's Review manuscript template and include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and a Declarations section with the specified subheadings including 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.

References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and full URLs with site title and access date must be given in the reference list.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, longer tables may be placed at the end of the document, figures must be uploaded separately in citation order, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic files. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and footnotes must be used instead of endnotes.

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Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Research manuscripts should use the journal template and include Background, Methods placed below Background, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' used for any irrelevant subsection and any Large Language Model use documented in the Methods section.

References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and published or publicly available abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts or personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, web links must appear as numbered references in full, and publicly available datasets supporting the conclusions must be cited with a persistent identifier such as a DOI.

Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures and tables must be numbered in citation order, multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, tables created using the word processor table function rather than as figures, and footnotes must be used instead of endnotes with table footnotes indicated by superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values.

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Mini-Review

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not explicitly specified. No mandatory abstract headings are explicitly specified.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 2,000 words. Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, Declarations, and if needed List of abbreviations and Endnotes sections. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the specified subsections using 'Not applicable' where relevant, and documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part if no Methods section is available.

References Manuscript should contain about 60 references and no more than 100 references. Web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must be excluded, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.

Figures & Tables Manuscript should contain no more than two figures or tables. Tables shorter than one page may be embedded in the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript. Figures and tables must be numbered in citation order, multi-panel figures must be submitted as single composite files, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Case Report

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, required Declarations subheadings with 'Not applicable' where irrelevant, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and disclosure of any large language model use in the Methods or another suitable section.

References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or publicly available articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.

Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures.

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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body of the abstract, and short Conclusion.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 2,000 words excluding the abstract, references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include a Background section, a Main text section, a Conclusions section, and a Declarations section with specified subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, competing interests, funding, authors' contributions, acknowledgements, an optional Authors' information section, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.

References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and publicly available datasets relied on by the paper should be cited with a persistent identifier such as a DOI.

Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited. Previously published figures and tables may be used only with permission where applicable and citation of the original article, multi-panel figures must be submitted as one composite file, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.

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Recent Publications

In vitroandin vivoinhibition ofHelicobacter pyloribyLactobacilllus paracaseiHP7

Seong-Soo Hong, Hyun-A Lee, Joo Yun Kim, Ji-Woong Jeong, Jae-Jung Shim, Jung Lyoul Lee, Jae-Hun Sim, Yungho Chung, Okjin Kim

10.5625/lar.2018.34.4.216

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Bacopa monnieri extract improves novel object recognition, cell proliferation, neuroblast differentiation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein in the dentate gyrus

Hyun Jung Kwon, Hyo Young Jung, Kyu Ri Hahn, Woosuk Kim, Jong Whi Kim, Dae Young Yoo, Yeo Sung Yoon, In Koo Hwang, Dae Won Kim

10.5625/lar.2018.34.4.239

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[¹⁸F]FET PET is a useful tool for treatment evaluation and prognosis prediction of anti-angiogenic drug in an orthotopic glioblastoma mouse model

Ok-Sun Kim, Jang Woo Park, Eun Sang Lee, Ran Ji Yoo, Won-Il Kim, Kyo Chul Lee, Jae Hoon Shim, Hye Kyung Chung

10.5625/lar.2018.34.4.248

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Generation of knockout mouse models of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors by engineered nuclease-mediated genome editing

Bo Min Park, Jae-il Roh, Jaehoon Lee, Han-Woong Lee

10.5625/lar.2018.34.4.264

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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation of a Plac8 knockout mouse model

HyunJeong Lee, Joo-Il Kim, Jin-Sung Park, Jae-il Roh, Jaehoon Lee, Byeong-Cheol Kang, Han-Woong Lee

10.5625/lar.2018.34.4.279

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 27 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Laboratory Animal Research, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable.

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What are the publication costs?

There is no fee to publish because the article processing charge (APC) is covered by the Korean Association for Laboratory Animal Science (KALAS).

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Research Topics

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