# Laboratory Investigation

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laboratory_Investigation
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laboratory_Investigation.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_Investigation
> Source revision: 1199087640
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Infobox journal
| title = Laboratory Investigation
| cover = 
| editor = David M. Berman
| discipline = [Pathology](/source/Pathology)
| former_names = 
| abbreviation = Lab. Investig.
| nlm = Lab Invest
| publisher = [Elsevier](/source/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](/source/peer_review) [medical journal](/source/medical_journal) of [pathology](/source/pathology) published by Elsevier. It is the official journal of the [United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology](/source/United_States_and_Canadian_Academy_of_Pathology). The journal is published monthly, with one supplemental issue per year.

According to the ''[Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)'', ''Laboratory Investigation'' has a 2022 [impact factor](/source/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](/source/Thomson_Reuters) |edition=Science |series=[Web of Science](/source/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](/source/Index_Medicus)
*[Current Contents](/source/Current_Contents)/Life Sciences
* [Science Citation Index](/source/Science_Citation_Index)
*[Excerpta Medica](/source/Excerpta_Medica)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==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

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Laboratory Investigation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_Investigation) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_Investigation?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.