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Laboratory Investigation

Laboratory Investigation is an international journal owned by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and serves as its official journal. It publishes original research that advances the understanding and classification of human disease and offers both open access and subscription publishing options.

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Subject Medicine, Research & Experimental, Pathology
Impact Factor 4.2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0023-6837
eISSN 1530-0307
Invitation Only No
Cost Range USD 4480 excl. taxes for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles

Submission Instructions

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

Research Article

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must provide full contact information for the corresponding author and declare any business relationships that might lead to a conflict of interest.
Abstract Abstract is required. Structured abstract must not exceed 300 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Purpose, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 8000 words excluding the abstract, legends, and references. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections and contain the essential elements including Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Manuscript must include a summary declaration of interest statement, author contribution disclosures including that all authors approved the final article, a funding statement if no funding was received, subject terms, and an AI-use declaration at the end of the manuscript before the references if generative AI was used.
References Reference list must contain no more than 100 references. References must be cited numerically in the text and listed in numerical order. All authors must be listed for papers with up to six authors, papers with more than six authors must list the first three followed by et al., first and last page numbers must be provided, abstracts and letters must be identified as such, and journal names must be abbreviated using the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Research Articles may include a maximum of 6 tables and figures in total. Figures and tables in the submission file must be placed next to the relevant text with each caption directly below the figure or table. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images, figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in the order cited, and each illustration must have a caption explaining symbols and abbreviations.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required for Review articles. The abstract must not exceed 300 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript The main body text must be no more than 8000 words, excluding the abstract, legends, and references. A declaration of generative AI use must be included at the end of the manuscript before the references if such tools were used in manuscript preparation.
References Review articles may include no more than 150 references. References must be cited in the text as numbers starting at 1 and listed at the end in numerical order, with all authors listed for up to six authors and the first three followed by et al. for more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Review articles may include a maximum of 5 tables and/or figures. Figures and tables in the submission file must be placed next to the relevant text, with each caption placed directly below the figure or table. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images, and each illustration must have a caption explaining symbols and abbreviations used.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must provide full contact information for the corresponding author and declare any business relationships that might lead to a conflict of interest.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1000 words. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections. Manuscript must include a summary declaration of interest statement and, if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation, a declaration statement at the end of the manuscript before the references list.
References References are limited to a maximum of 10. References must be cited in the text as numbers starting at one and listed at the end in numerical order, with all authors listed for papers with up to six authors and the first three authors followed by et al. for papers with more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may include a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures. Figures and tables in the submission file must be placed next to the relevant text, with each caption directly below the figure or table. Each illustration must have a caption, and tables must be submitted as editable text rather than as images.
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Editorial

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required for editorials.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1000 words. A summary declaration of interest statement must be included in the manuscript, and if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation, a declaration statement must be placed at the end of the manuscript before the references list.
References Editorials may include a maximum of 10 references. References must be cited in the text as numbers starting at one and listed at the end in numerical order, with all authors listed for papers with up to six authors and only the first three followed by et al. for papers with more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Editorials may include a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures. Figures and tables in the submission file must be placed next to the relevant text in the manuscript, with each caption directly below the figure or table. Each illustration must have a caption, tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images, and figures must be numbered according to their sequence in the text.
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Recent Publications

Adenoid Ameloblastoma and Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumor Share WNT Pathway Mutations, Challenging Current Diagnostic Distinctions

Jiang Xue, Wenyi Zhang, Jiaying Bai, Lisha Sun, Tiejun Li

10.1016/j.labinv.2026.106164
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The History of Chinese Pathology: Ancient and Imperial China

Shiliang Shen, Wei Lu, Shiang Huang, Yanqing Ding, Xiuwu Bian

10.1016/j.labinv.2026.106162
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Editorial Comment on “The History of Chinese Pathology: Ancient and Imperial China”

Larry L. Wang

10.1016/j.labinv.2026.106163
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Clinicopathologic and Molecular Characteristics of Gastric Cancer With a Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Component

Ziyue Zhang, Zimin Zhao, Yan Meng, Renjie Luo, Xiangchao Shi, Limei Guo, Wei Fu, Xin Zhou

10.1016/j.labinv.2026.106172
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Stromal B7-H3 Expression Characterizes an Immune-Hot Microenvironment and Predicts Response to PD-1 Blockade in Gastric Cancer

Ruipeng Wang, Yunwen Tao, Hanqin Xuan, Hao Zhang, Qiange Zhang, Feng Zhang, Jinjing Xu, Lili Huang, Yunyun Xu, Shenghua Zhan, Lei Cao, Ling Gao

10.1016/j.labinv.2026.106174
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are made available online as soon as possible after acceptance as Journal Pre-proofs. Authors are asked to provide proof corrections within two days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is expected. It should provide full contact information for the corresponding author, confirm that each author approves the submitted manuscript, state that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere, and declare any business relationships that might lead to a conflict of interest. Information about related submissions and why the work fits the journal is optional.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: USD 4480 excluding taxes for all articles. Subscription publication: no open access publication fee.

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