Lupus Science & Medicine®

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

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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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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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Latest Articles

Co-morbidities:

Clinical features of Guillain-Barre syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis associated with SLE

10 October 2024

Clinical trials and drug discovery:

Methyl-donor supplementation in women with systemic lupus erythematosus with different nutritional status: the protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

8 October 2024

Biomarker studies:

5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in circulating cell-free DNA as a potential diagnostic biomarker for SLE

4 October 2024

Epidemiology and outcomes:

Dancing with disorder: chorea - an unusual and neglected manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome

1 October 2024

Lupus nephritis:

SARS-CoV-2 spike aggravates lupus nephritis and lung fibrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

30 September 2024

Lupus Academy 2024

Lupus Science & Medicine was delighted to be the official journal of the 13th annual meeting of the Lupus Academy 2024. The meeting took place 6-8 September in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The abstracts from the conference were published as a supplement to Lupus Science & Medicine.

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