British Journal of Biomedical Science

British Journal of Biomedical Science is the official journal of the Institute of Biomedical Science, first published as the Laboratory Journal in 1913 and published in open access by Frontiers since 2021, led by editor-in-chief Anthony Rhodes, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 4.6（British Journal of Biomedical Science）是英国生物医学科学学会官方期刊，1913 年以（Laboratory Journal）之名创办，自 2021 年起由（Frontiers）以开放获取形式出版，主编为（Anthony Rhodes），2025 年影响因子为 4.6。

Scope

• It publishes new and innovative research and technology on the diagnosis and management of disease该刊发表疾病诊断与管理方向的新创新研究与技术。
• It prides itself as the journal of the practicing biomedical scientist其定位为执业生物医学科学家的期刊。
• Its articles reflect the scientific interests and specialties of Institute of Biomedical Science members其文章反映英国生物医学科学学会会员的科学兴趣与专业领域。
• It covers laboratory medicine disciplines such as clinical chemistry, haematology, microbiology and pathology其覆盖临床生物化学、血液学、微生物学与病理学等实验医学学科。
• It publishes research, reviews and special issues with external guest editors该刊发表研究论文、综述以及由外部客座编辑组织的专刊。
• It supports laboratory scientists whose work directly benefits patient diagnosis and management其支持以直接服务患者诊断与管理为目标的实验室科学家群体。

History

• It was first published as the Laboratory Journal back in 1913, giving it a history of more than a century该刊于 1913 年以（Laboratory Journal）之名创办，迄今已有逾百年历史。
• It has always been the official journal of the Institute of Biomedical Science该刊始终是英国生物医学科学学会的官方期刊。
• It transitioned to open access and moved to Frontiers in 2021该刊于 2021 年转型开放获取并迁至（Frontiers）平台。
• Its deputy editor team was expanded in 2022 with two new appointments其副主编团队于 2022 年扩聘两位新成员。
• It reached its highest-ever Journal Impact Factor of 4.6 in 2025, ranking fifth in its category其 2025 年影响因子达历史最高的 4.6，位居所在类别第五。

Editors

• Its editor-in-chief is Anthony Rhodes, who took on the role in 2021 when the journal transitioned to Frontiers其主编为（Anthony Rhodes），于 2021 年期刊转入（Frontiers）时接任。
• He built his career as a biomedical scientist in the NHS in London before moving to academia in 2003他早年在伦敦（NHS）担任生物医学科学家，2003 年转入学术界。
• Its deputy editors include Guy Orchard and Andrew Blann其副主编包括（Guy Orchard）与（Andrew Blann）。
• Mark Hajjawi and Yuh-Fen Pung were appointed deputy editors in 2022（Mark Hajjawi）与（Yuh-Fen Pung）于 2022 年获聘副主编。
• It organises special issues with guest editors such as Barbara De la Salle for laboratory quality assurance该刊组织由客座编辑主导的专刊，如（Barbara De la Salle）主持的实验室质量保证专刊。