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 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.
Latest Articles
Epidemiology and outcomes:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Probability Index: ready for routine use? Results from a Chinese cohort11 September 2023
Biomarker studies:
Serum interferon-alpha predicts in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalised with acute severe lupus4 September 2023
Lupus nephritis:
Anifrolumab in lupus nephritis: results from second-year extension of a randomised phase II trial22 August 2023
Lupus Academy 2023
Lupus Science & Medicine is delighted to be the official journal of the 12th Annual Meeting of the Lupus Academy, which was held 8th-10th September 2023 in Barcelona, Spain as a hybrid meeting.
Read the abstracts from the conference which are published online as a supplement to Lupus Science & Medicine.
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Immunology and inflammation:
Hydroxychloroquine daily dose, hydroxychloroquine blood levels and the risk of flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus11 January 2023
Immunology and inflammation:
Belimumab versus anifrolumab in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus: an indirect comparison of clinical response at 52 weeks5 May 2023
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PO.6.132 A phase 2b study of afimetoran (BMS-986256) in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): optimization of a lupus clinical trial design27 September 2022
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