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• http://www.laboratoryinvestigation.org
• Editor: James M. Crawford, MD, PhD
• Volume 88: 12 issues per year
• ISSN: 0023-6837
• EISSN: 1530-0307
• Impact factor : 4.479*
• Impact ranking: 5/66 in Pathology; 13/81 in Medicine, Research & Experimental*
• Date Established: 1952
• Published on behalf of: The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

Aims and Scope:

Laboratory Investigation is an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and is dedicated to the publication of current research that significantly advances the understanding of human and experimental disease. Papers devoted to basic biology are published with a perspective of relevance to experimental or clinical aspects of disease. Technical methodologies are featured when they have potential to further knowledge of disease.

Laboratory Investigation presents:

Pathobiology in Focus Pathobiology in Focus is a FREE and highly popular series on seminal advances across the spectrum of disease pathogenesis, incorporating high-quality artwork and powerpoint slides with concise articles. 2007 was the second year for Pathobiology in Focus and featured a distinguished collection of articles driving discussion and presenting novel hypothesis on topics such as: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, Wnt signalling, stem cells and neurodegenerative features, notch signalling and tumor angiogenesis.

Readership:
All investigative scientists interested in the understanding and diagnosis of disease, including pathologists, oncologists and molecular and cellular scientists.

Laboratory Investigation provides:

• Original Articles - high-quality, peer-reviewed, original research in all biomedical disciplines relating to the understanding of human disease and the application of new methods to the diagnosis of disease. Both human and experimental studies are covered.
• Reviews - commissioned from leaders in the field, Reviews vary in length depending on the topic addressed. All reviews are supplemented with glossary explanations and highlighted references that are accompanied by an explanation as to why these references are essential reading.
• Letters to the Editor -correspondence between readers, authors, and the community. Letters to the editor deal with subjects that have recently been addressed in the journal or can introduce new topics.
• Perspectives - controversy and opinion on the latest findings.

What makes Laboratory Investigation stand apart from the rest of the competition?

• Pathobiology in Focus - Innovative...Incisive...Thought-provoking

  Pathobiology in Focus is a FREE and highly popular series on seminal advances across the spectrum of disease pathogenesis, incorporating high-quality artwork and powerpoint slides with concise articles.

• Free access to Laboratory Investigation articles 12 months post-publication.
• Online features at your fingertips - Easy access to the research you need at any time, including:
  • Electronic manuscript submission via eJournal Press
  • Full-text HTML articles with links to MEDLINE and CrossRef
  • PDF versions of all articles for easy printing
  • Free access to research abstracts
  • Free selected articles each week
  • Free Table of Contents e-alerts service

Online features and site license access:

• Online archive available back to 2000.
• A site license provides access to all content published during the supply period. Archive content is freely available after 12 months.
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• Indexed in Medline (PubMed), Current Contents Life Sciences, Science Citation Index Research Alert, ISI/Biomed, Biosciences Information Service and Reference Update/Research Information System.

*2007 Journal Citation Report (Thomson Reuters, 2008)