{{Infobox journal | title = Laboratory Investigation | cover = | editor = David M. Berman | discipline = Pathology | former_names = | abbreviation = Lab. Investig. | nlm = Lab Invest | publisher = Elsevier | country = | frequency = Monthly | history = | openaccess = | license = | impact = 5.0 | impact-year = 2022 | website = https://www.laboratoryinvestigation.org/ | link1 = | link1-name = | link2 = | link2-name = | JSTOR = | OCLC = | LCCN = | CODEN = | ISSN = 0023-6837 | eISSN = 1530-0307 }} '''''Laboratory Investigation''''' is a peer-reviewed medical journal of pathology published by Elsevier. It is the official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. The journal is published monthly, with one supplemental issue per year.
According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', ''Laboratory Investigation'' has a 2022 impact factor of 5.0, ranking it 14th out of 76 in the category ''Pathology''.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Laboratory Investigation |title=2020 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}</ref>
== Aims and Scope == ''Laboratory Investigation'' offers prompt publication of high-quality original research that advances the understanding and classification of human disease.
'''''<u>Types of Articles</u>'''''
''Research Article:'' Research that elucidates the pathogenesis or classification of human disease, including original mechanistic or correlative studies that translate experimental, observational, computational, or technologic research findings.
''Review Article:'' Review Articles require prior approval of the Editor. Review articles must be of general interest to pathologists and contain original, in-depth analysis of the chosen topic.
==Abstracting and indexing== ''Laboratory Investigation'' is abstracted and indexed in the following databases *Index Medicus *Current Contents/Life Sciences * Science Citation Index *Excerpta Medica
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==External links== *[http://www.nature.com/labinvest/index.html ''Laboratory Investigation'' website] *[https://www.uscap.org/ United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology website]
Category:Pathology journals Category:Nature Research academic journals Category:Monthly journals Category:English-language journals Category:Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies