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

Lupus nephritis:

Remission of lupus nephritis: the trajectory of histological response in successfully treated patients

31 May 2023

Childhood lupus:

Usefulness of the lupus low disease activity state as a treatment target in childhood-onset SLE

30 May 2023

Genetics:

B lymphocytes in treatment-naive paediatric patients with lupus are epigenetically distinct from healthy children

18 May 2023

Immunology and inflammation:

Belimumab versus anifrolumab in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus: an indirect comparison of clinical response at 52 weeks

5 May 2023

Lupus nephritis:

Glomerular mTORC1 activation was associated with podocytes to endothelial cells communication in lupus nephritis

5 May 2023

Lupus & KCR 2023

Lupus Science & Medicine is delighted to be the official journal of Lupus & KCR 2023, which will be held in Seoul in May 2023.

Abstract submission is open until 2nd December 2022. The abstracts from the conference will be published online in a supplement to Lupus Science & Medicine.