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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #12,064Hybrid

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation

Acronym:sjcli
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Abbreviation (ISO):SCAND J CLIN LAB INV
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Identifier (ISSN):0036-5513(Print)/1502-7686(Online)
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Publisher:Informa Healthcare
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.4– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation

WoS Q3
01231.520181.3820191.4820201.7120212.2120222.120231.320241.420251.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.493
#12,064

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
92articles/year
19.84% Gold OA•98.78% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation is an international scientific journal covering clinically oriented biochemical and physiological research. Since the launch of the journal in 1949, it has been a forum for international laboratory medicine, closely related to, and edited by, The Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry. The journal contains peer-reviewed articles, editorials, invited reviews, and short technical notes, as well as several supplements each year. Supplements consist of monographs, and symposium and congress reports covering subjects within clinical chemistry and clinical physiology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine90.7%Biology82.8%Internal medicine79.3%Chemistry76.3%Biochemistry59.8%Endocrinology56.6%Genetics41.1%Organic chemistry36.6%Physics35.7%Psychology23.5%Pathology22.9%Chromatography22.4%Immunology21.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Q3
Rank23/33
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Q3
Rank22/33
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.4
Articles / Year60
Total Citations9
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year94
Total Citations90
2024
IF1.3
Articles / Year91
Total Citations184
2023
IF2.1
Articles / Year89
Total Citations396
2022
IF2.209
Articles / Year95
Total Citations544

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,064Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1949-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.493

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.36

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,940 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations398
3-Year Documents275
Citable Documents236

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Clinical BiochemistryQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation (acronym: sjcli, abbr: SCAND J CLIN LAB INV, ISSN: 0036-5513) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Informa Healthcare in Norway since 1949. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.40, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.493 (Q3), an H-index of 78.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 92 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,940 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Informa Healthcare
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1949
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS, KARL JOHANS GATE 5, OSLO, NORWAY, NO-0154

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28