Lab on a Chip journal
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| Lab on a Chip | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Miniaturisation |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviated title | LOC |
| Publisher (country) | Royal Society of Chemistry (United Kingdom) |
| Publication history | 2001 to present. |
| Website | Journal Home |
| ISSN | 1473-0197 (print&online) 1473-0189 (online) |
Lab on a Chip is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original (primary) research and review articles on any aspect of miniaturisation at the micro and nano scale. Lab on a Chip is published monthly by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the managing editor is Harp Minhas and the chairman of the editorial board is Prof Andreas Manz, ISAS, Dortmund, Germany.
Lab on a Chip was launched in 2001 and provides a unique forum for the rapidly developing miniaturisation community; it has become a leading journal in its field, with an impact factor of 5.265. [citation needed]
Lab on a Chip hosts another RSC publication, Chemical Technology. Includes online access to Soft Matter and Molecular BioSystems.
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[edit] Subject coverage
Lab on a Chip publishes research at the micro and nano scale across a variety of disciplines including:
- chemistry
- biology
- bioengineering
- physics
- electronics
- clinical/medical science
- chemical engineering
- materials science
[edit] Article types
Lab on a Chip contains peer-reviewed full research papers, technical notes, urgent communications, critical and tutial reviews and mini-reviews.
[edit] Audience/readership
Industrial and academic sectors, including: all areas of chemistry; pharmaceuticals; medicine; analytical science; synthesis; biotechnology; BioMEMS; physics; material science; bioengineering and electronics.
