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About the Journal of Blood Pressure
The Journal of Blood Pressure (JBP) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of research on blood pressure in health and disease. It covers how blood pressure is regulated, how it is measured, how hypertension is diagnosed and treated, and how blood pressure varies across populations.
Evidence on blood pressure, from the vessel wall to the population
JBP serves physiologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, pharmacologists and educators who study or manage blood pressure.
JBP publishes research on blood pressure across its full range: the physiology and regulation of vascular and cardiovascular function, the measurement and monitoring of blood pressure, hypertension in clinical practice, and the distribution and prevention of high blood pressure in populations.
Its aims are to publish methodologically sound research that advances understanding of blood pressure and informs the care of people with hypertension, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them.
The journal welcomes work from the basic, clinical, pharmacological, epidemiological and public-health sciences, in adults and children, from any country. The Aims and Scope page describes the research areas and eligibility in full.
Four areas of the field
The areas below are examples, not a closed list.
Physiology and regulation
Including vascular function, baroreflex and autonomic control, renal sodium handling and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
Measurement and monitoring
Including office, ambulatory and home measurement, blood pressure variability and circadian patterns, and device validation.
Hypertension in the clinic
Including diagnosis, secondary and resistant hypertension, target-organ damage, and pharmacological and lifestyle treatment, in adults and children.
Populations and prevention
Including epidemiology, risk factors such as obesity and salt intake, screening, and the organization of hypertension care.
What the journal publishes
Study designs such as clinical trials, cohort studies and qualitative studies are submitted as Original Research.
- Original Research
- Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods
- Short Communication
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
How JBP is published
Reference information on the journal's ownership, rights, review, fees and preservation.
- Full title
- Journal of Blood Pressure (JBP)
- Publisher
- Open Access Pub, which owns and publishes the journal. openaccesspub.org
- Editor-in-Chief
- The position is being filled. Until the appointment, each manuscript is decided by a handling editor from the Editorial Board, and the board as a whole oversees editorial decisions. See the Editorial Board page.
- Publication history
- Volume 1 was published in 2024.
- Access
- Every article is free to read, download and share from the day of publication, with no subscription or registration.
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright. Copyright and License
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Charges
- Article processing charge USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Research integrity
- Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate.
- Preservation
- JBP articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term preservation.
- Contact
- info@openaccesspub.org (editorial office)
An international editorial board oversees the journal's editorial direction. Its members handle manuscripts within their expertise and advise on the journal's scope and policies.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They are independent of the article processing charge and of any fee-relief inquiry. Editors with a conflict of interest are recused from handling the manuscript.
Peer review
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts. The full process is set out in the Editorial Policies.
Publication ethics
JBP follows the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Submit a manuscript
Prepare the manuscript according to the Instructions for Authors, then submit it online. Questions about scope or submission can be sent to the editorial office.