''Laboratory Investigation'' is a

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published by the

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. It is the official journal of the

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, abbreviated USCAP, is the largest North American organization of pathologists. It is the publisher to two major pathology journals, ''Laboratory Investigation'' and ''Modern Pathology The Unit ...

. The journal is published monthly, with one supplemental issue per year. According to the ''

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'', ''Laboratory Investigation'' has a 2020

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of 5.662, ranking it 11th out of 77 in the category ''Pathology''. ''Pathobiology in Focus'' is a special publication established in 2006, published in parallel with ''Laboratory Investigation''. It publishes select articles deemed to have higher profiles.

Abstracting and indexing

''Laboratory Investigation'' is abstracted and indexed in the following databases *

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/Life Sciences *

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External links

''Laboratory Investigation'' websiteUnited States and Canadian Academy of Pathology website
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