Lab on a Chip

Lab on a Chip is the premiere journal that publishes cutting-edge research in the field of miniaturization. By their very nature, microfluidic/nanofluidic/miniaturized systems are at the intersection of disciplines, spanning fundamental research to high-end application, which is reflected by the broad readership of the journal. 

Scope

Lab on a Chip publishes two types of papers on original research: full-length research papers and communications. Papers should demonstrate innovations, which can come from technical advancements or applications addressing pressing needs in globally important areas. The journal also publishes Comments, Reviews, and Perspectives.

Here is a list of some of the types of research papers that Lab on a Chip seeks to publish: 

• Fundamental understanding of micro and nano flows, soft matter principles, materials properties, etc
• Demonstration of miniaturised devices or systems that can be used to perform high-throughput experiments to accelerate discoveries: biomarker discovery, drug screening, protein engineering, (single) cell analysis, sequencing, synthetic biology, materials synthesis, etc
• Micro-Macro interfacing: fluid handling at multiscale, integration in experimental workflow, coupling to analytical instruments, etc
• Robotics and AI interfacing
• Automated or autonomous systems to be used to collect and analyse large amounts of data to understand complex systems
• Integrated systems to combine multiple functions into a single device to make experiments more efficient and cost-effective
• Device development for sensing, actuation, or light/matter interactions
• New miniaturised detection methodologies/principles for improving sensitivity, throughput, usability, robustness, and/or cost
• Organs-on-chip models and related topics, beyond simple cell cultivation on chip
• Chemical microreactors, synthesis in miniaturised devices beyond flow chemistry
• Diagnostic devices, point-of-care, healthcare medical devices, integrated devices in textiles, materials, and composites

Readership

Lab on a Chip coverage is highly relevant to a variety of industrial and academic sectors, including the following:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Medicine
• Analytical science
• Synthetic chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Physics
• Materials science
• (Bio)engineering
• Electronics