About the Journal

Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (APALM) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access journal for pathologists, microbiologists, biochemists, and clinical laboratory scientists, published by Pacific Group of e-Journals (PaGe), India. Founded in 2014.

pISSN: 2394-6466 | eISSN: 2349-6983 

DOI prefix: 10.21276/APALM
(Please cite articles using their article-level DOI.) 

Aims & Scope

APALM publishes original research, reviews, case reports/series, images, letters, and editorials across histopathology, cytopathology, hematology, clinical pathology, forensic pathology, blood banking, clinical biochemistry, and medical microbiology (bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology), among other areas of pathology and laboratory medicine. 

Peer Review & Editorial Policy

APALM operates double-blind external peer review with initial editorial screening (scope, ethics, reporting, and text-similarity). At least two independent reviewers are typically invited; exceptions (e.g., editorials) are labeled on article pages. Appeals and complaints are handled by a senior editor not involved in the original decision. See our Peer Review Policy for full details. 

Open Access & Licensing

All content is open access with immediate availability. Articles are published under CC BY 4.0, permitting sharing, adaptation, and commercial use with attribution; license information is displayed on each article page and in metadata. See Open Access Policy. 

Publication Frequency

Monthly (12 issues/year) since 2018; previously bi-monthly in 2017 and quarterly from 2014–2016. 

Indexing & Interoperability

  • Indexed in: Embase (Elsevier)

  • Persistent identifiers: DOIs assigned to all articles.

  • OAI-PMH: Metadata is harvestable via the journal OAI endpoint: http://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/oai.