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Lupus Science & Medicine®

is a global, peer-reviewed, open access lupus journal from LFA, publishing papers on all aspects of lupus and related diseases.

Impact Factor: 4.235
Citescore: 5.1
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Lupus Science & Medicine® is a global, peer reviewed, open access online journal that provides a central point for publication of basic, clinical, translational, and epidemiological studies of all aspects of lupus and related diseases.

An official journal of the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), which is dedicated to advancing the science and medicine of lupus while offering support to patients and their caregivers.

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Listen to the LSM Podcast and subscribe in all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

Editors-in-Chief: Professor Jill Buyon, New York University, USA and Professor Ronald van Vollenhoven, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands
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Lupus Science & Medicine considers submissions of a range of article types, including original research, brief communications, study protocols and meeting reports.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

This is an open access journal that levies an Article Publishing Charge (APC). Discounts and waivers are available; details are provided in the Author Information section.

All manuscripts should be submitted online.

Published articles are discoverable via PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar.

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LSM achieves first Journal Impact Factor

We are delighted to announce that Lupus Science & Medicine has just received its first Journal Impact Factor™ of 4.235. LSM has a CiteScore of 5.1 and is also indexed by MEDLINE.

Thank you to our authors, reviewers and editorial team members for their continued support in publishing high quality and high impact articles in the journal since its launch in 2014. You can access the top cited papers from 2019 and 2020.

Research News from the LFA

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) supports and funds lupus research with the aim of improving the diagnosis, care and treatment of lupus.

As well as directly supporting researchers with grants, awards and fellowships, the LFA collates and summarises the latest lupus research to make it accessible for patients and caregivers. News is obtained from a wide variety of different sources, including LSM, and categorised into basic science, clinical research, disease management, and treatment.

Research news is free to access via the LFA website.

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