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Q3Journal of Laboratory Medicine
About Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Journal of Laboratory Medicine is a scholarly journal published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.352 and H-index of 21.
Coverage: 1992, 2008-2009, 2012-2013, 2018-2026. Research categories: Biochemistry (medical) (Q3); Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics (Q3); Clinical Biochemistry (Q4).
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Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies; Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control; Medical and Health Sciences Research; German Literature and Culture Studies; Human auditory perception and evaluation; Biomedical and Chemical Research.
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