''Clinical Chemistry'' is a
peer-reviewed
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medical journal covering the field of
clinical chemistry. It is the official journal of the
American Association for Clinical Chemistry. The journal was first published in 1955 on a bi-monthly basis "to raise the level at which chemistry is practiced in the clinical laboratory"; monthly publication commenced in 1964.
[Rej, R. Clin Chem 50:2415-58 (2004)] The
editor-in-chief
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is Nader Rifai (
Harvard Medical School).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
PubMed/
MEDLINE and the
Science Citation Index. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field.
The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 8.327.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://intl.clinchem.org/
Academic journals established in 1955
Chemistry journals
Monthly journals
English-language journals
1955 establishments in the United States