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

Clinical trials and drug discovery:

Efficacy and safety of telitacicept in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a multicentre, retrospective, real-world study

25 November 2023

Cutaneous lupus:

Genotype-guided new approach for dose optimisation of hydroxychloroquine administration in Chinese patients with SLE

23 November 2023

Animal models:

In vivo ameliorative effects of vitamin E against hydralazine-induced lupus

21 November 2023

Biomarker studies:

Clinical implications of discordance between anti-dsDNA antibodies by multiplex flow immunoassay and Crithidia luciliae assay in a multiethnic racial cohort of patients with SLE

14 November 2023

Letter:

Preclinical in vitro model of monocyte influence on microvessel structure in systemic lupus erythematosus

10 November 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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