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Lupus Science & Medicine®

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

Impact Factor: 4.235
Citescore: 5.1
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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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Listen to the LSM Podcast and subscribe in all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

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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LSM achieves first Journal Impact Factor

We are delighted to announce that Lupus Science & Medicine has just received its first Journal Impact Factor™ of 4.235. LSM has a CiteScore of 5.1 and is also indexed by MEDLINE.

Thank you to our authors, reviewers and editorial team members for their continued support in publishing high quality and high impact articles in the journal since its launch in 2014. You can access the top cited papers from 2019 and 2020.

Listen to the podcast with the Editors-in-Chief in which they discuss what this exciting news means for the journal, its authors and readers.

LFA Call for Nominations: Hess and Stevens Awards

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is happy to announce that research award nominations for the Evelyn V. Hess Award and Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize are now open.

The Evelyn V. Hess Award is awarded annually to a clinical or basic researcher whose body of work has significantly advanced understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, or treatment of lupus.

The Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize is awarded annually in recognition of the exceptional achievements of an investigator in the early part of their independent career in lupus research.

Please submit your nomination online by September 3rd 2021 at 5:00pm (EST).

For more information, including how to apply, please visit the LFA website.