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Last week, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) attended the 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Saudi Arabia, where the Jeddah Commitments on AMR were adopted. Ministerial delegates from 67 countries across sectors, including agriculture, food, environment, human, and animal
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
The African Journal of Laboratory Medicine (AJLM) is the open-access scientific journal published by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine. AJLM’s 2022 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) from Web of Science is 1.1, and the journal is included in PubMed Central (PMC), a free, full-text archive of biomedical and life science journal articles maintained by the US National Institutes of Health. Articles deposited in PMC are also discoverable from PubMed searches. Articles can be access online via AJLM’s Archives page or via AJLM’s PMC Journal Profile page.
AJLM serves as a forum for perspectives on the role of laboratories in public health and clinical care. It also fosters communication among laboratory staff, clinicians, scientists, the medical community, public health officials and policy makers. AJLM is published on a rolling basis, and is available for free online. Article topics of particular interest include:
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The conversion of laboratory expertise, procedures and technology into clinical care.
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The intersection of laboratory and medical science, laboratory- based epidemiology, and laboratory investigations.
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The real-world application and effectiveness of laboratory science.
AJLM is seeking volunteer peer reviewers with a high-level of expertise to evaluate the quality of scientific manuscripts. Peer reviewers will offer objective, detailed comments and suggestions, as well as make recommendations to: accept, accept with revisions, reconsider with major revisions, or reject submissions. Peer reviewers will be contacted before being forwarded manuscripts and will be expected to provide feedback within two to three weeks of receiving a manuscript. Kindly contact the AJLM Managing Editor for consideration (Email).
- Visit the SiteFinder resource portal, a free online application which helps to enable research in developing countries by facilitating diverse research collaborations. SiteFinder is part of The Global Health Network.
- Visit the AuthorAID resource portal, an online network that “provides support, mentoring, resources and training for researchers in developing countries”.
Lab Culture is ASLM’s magazine for laboratory medicine in Africa. Dedicated to bringing timely, informative, inspirational articles relevant to the unique challenges faced by African laboratories, Lab Culture seeks to be Africa’s premiere resource for laboratory professionals and other stakeholders working on or with the continent. Published four times a year as a digital edition, Lab Culture includes features on critical aspects of laboratory medicine and best practices in resource-limited settings, success stories from the continent, industry news, and more.
Recent Issues
ASLM is currently accepting article and photo submissions for upcoming issues of Lab Culture. We publish timely, informative, inspirational articles relevant to the unique challenges faced by laboratories in resource-limited settings. We are interested in articles on the critical aspects of laboratory medicine, best practices, success stories, leaders in the field, industry news, etc.
To inquire about contributing to Lab Culture, contact the Editor.