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Top 10 Medical Laboratory Technology Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Medical Laboratory Technology journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
CC

American Association for Clinical Chemistry

JIF 6.3
Q1
Hybrid

Clinical Chemistry is a journal published by Oxford University Press for the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine in the field of laboratory medicine and clinical chemistry. The journal features research articles, clinical case studies, special is...

Identifiers

ISSN 0009-9147
eISSN 1530-8561

Publication Cost

No submission fee. Open access publication is available for an open access charge after acceptance. Print color figures cost $820 per figure; online-only color is free.

Publishing Timeline

For 2022, original research articles had a median time from submission to first editor decision of 1.5 days, median time from submission to final acceptance of 93.4 days, median time from submission to final rejection of 12.0 days, and median time from submission to online publication of 138.4 days.
#2
TR
JIF 5.9
Q1
Hybrid

Translational Research is a monthly journal published since 1915 that covers laboratory, clinical, and public health research across biomedical medicine. It focuses on interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary work that advances the translation of scientific di...

Identifiers

ISSN 1931-5244
eISSN 1878-1810

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 4,460 (excluding taxes); subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

7 days submission to first decision; 75 days submission to decision after review; 141 days submission to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication
#3
CR
JIF 5.5
Q1
Hybrid

Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences publishes comprehensive review articles across clinical laboratory science, including clinical biochemistry, hematology, microbiology, pathology, transfusion medicine, genetics, immunology, and molecular diagnos...

Identifiers

ISSN 1040-8363
eISSN 1549-781X

Publication Cost

Open Select option available; subscription options and pricing available.

Publishing Timeline

From submission to first decision, from submission to first post-review decision, and from acceptance to online publication are tracked as average (median) day-based metrics.
#4
PB

Taylor & Francis

JIF 4.8
Q1
Open

Pharmaceutical Biology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing research on natural medicines and drugs, biologically active natural products or their derivatives, and complex traditional medicine formulas. It covers natural product research related...

Identifiers

ISSN 1388-0209
eISSN 1744-5116

Publication Cost

An Article Publishing Charge (APC) may apply for open access publication; reduced APCs, waivers, or no-cost publication may be available through institutional or funder agreements.

Publishing Timeline

From submission to first decision, from submission to first post-review decision, and from acceptance to online publication are reported as average (median) day-based metrics, but no values are given.
#5
BJ
JIF 4.6
Q1
Open

British Journal of Biomedical Science is the official journal of the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). Since January 2022, the journal has published under a Gold Open Access model, with articles immediately, permanently, and freely available and authors...

Identifiers

ISSN 0967-4845
eISSN 2474-0896

Publication Cost

£577 GBP to £1,900 GBP depending on article type; Editorials are free.
#6
AO

Seoul National University

JIF 3.9
Q1
Closed

Annals of Laboratory Medicine is a journal in laboratory medicine featuring article categories such as review articles, original articles, guidelines, and clinical practice guidelines across areas including diagnostic hematology, clinical chemistry, clinical m...

Identifiers

ISSN 2234-3806
eISSN 2234-3814

Publication Cost

Expense of reproducing color photographs will be charged to the author(s).

Publishing Timeline

Authors are asked to return proof corrections within two days after acceptance to support fast publication.
#7
CC

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 c...

Identifiers

ISSN 1434-6621
eISSN 1437-4331

Publication Cost

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

Publishing Timeline

Rapid online publication
#8
SI
JIF 3.5
Q1
Hybrid

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology publishes current, authoritative reviews of topics in diagnostic anatomic pathology and is of interest to pathologists, clinical investigators and physicians in practice.

Identifiers

ISSN 0740-2570
eISSN 1930-1111

Publication Cost

USD 4130 APC for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription publication.

Publishing Timeline

31 days submission to first decision; 139 days submission to decision after review; 55 days submission to acceptance; 2 days acceptance to online publication
#9
JO

The Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab (JMSACL) is a peer-reviewed open access journal focused on mass spectrometry and other advances in laboratory medicine and pathology, emphasizing diagnostic applications, data science, translati...

Identifiers

ISSN 2667-1468
eISSN 2667-145X

Publication Cost

$0 to Publish; $0 to Read (Library Supported)

Publishing Timeline

Submission to publication: 140 days average.
#10
AO
JIF 3.2
Q2
Open

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is a monthly, peer-reviewed medical journal of the College of American Pathologists. Published since 1926, it is an official CAP publication focused on pathology and laboratory medicine, and online access to full-tex...

Identifiers

ISSN 0003-9985
eISSN 1543-2165
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