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

Epidemiology and outcomes:

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Probability Index: ready for routine use? Results from a Chinese cohort

11 September 2023

Biomarker studies:

Serum interferon-alpha predicts in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalised with acute severe lupus

4 September 2023

Lupus nephritis:

Anifrolumab in lupus nephritis: results from second-year extension of a randomised phase II trial

22 August 2023

Biomarker studies:

Anti-{beta}2GPI-domain I antibody is associated with extra-criteria manifestations in a large prospective antiphospholipid syndrome cohort in China

22 August 2023

Cutaneous lupus:

State of current management of the heightened risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular events in an established cohort of patients with lupus erythematosus

21 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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