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
Lupus nephritis:
Machine learning-based identification of novel hub genes associated with oxidative stress in lupus nephritis: implications for diagnosis and therapeutic targets18 April 2024
Co-morbidities:
Higher mortality risk from gynaecological neoplasms and non-Hodgkins lymphoma in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study from the Spanish National Registry17 April 2024
Epidemiology and outcomes:
Comparison of cognitive performance measures in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus16 April 2024
Biomarker studies:
Novel potential lncRNA biomarker in B cells indicates essential pathogenic pathway activation in patients with SLE10 April 2024
Lupus nephritis:
Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus10 April 2024
EURO LUPUS 2024
Lupus Science & Medicine is delighted to be the official journal of the 14th European LUPUS Meeting taking place in Bruges, Belgium 19-22 March 2024.
The meeting intends to share the latest clinical and basic advances in the field of systemic lupus erythematosus with concurrent sessions combining invited talks, oral and abstract presentations, a great debate and fishbowl sessions.
The abstracts from the conference will be published online as a supplement to Lupus Science & Medicine.
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Clinical trials and drug discovery:
Evaluation of RNase therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised phase 2a clinical trial of RSLV-1327 February 2024
Clinical trials and drug discovery:
Fragility of randomised controlled trials for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis therapies10 January 2024
Childhood lupus:
Rituximab as an effective add-on maintenance therapy for disease activities in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus19 January 2024
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The official journal of the Lupus Foundation of America and the premier open-access journal dedicated to lupus research.
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