Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation
JALA is a multi-disciplinary international forum devoted to the advancement of technology in the laboratory. It is the official publication of the Association for Laboratory Automation.
Welcome to the online submission and editorial system for the Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation.
JALA is a bimonthly, peer reviewed scientific publication that provides a unique forum for the presentation of method-focused scientific papers, and related news, events and products. JALA readers, reviewers and authors are academic, industry and government researchers, scientists and engineers who conduct research and develop new technologies to increase productivity, elevate experimental data quality, reduce lab process cycle times, or enable experimentation that otherwise would be impossible.

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