- Open access · CC BY 4.0
- ISSN 3070-1937
- Published by Open Access Pub
About the International Journal of Blood Transfusion
The International Journal of Blood Transfusion (IJBT) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of research on the science and practice of transfusion medicine, from the blood donor and the laboratory to the patient. It has been published by Open Access Pub since 2018.
- Short title · ISSN
- IJBTISSN 3070-1937
- Access · License
- Open accessCC BY 4.0; authors retain copyright
- Peer review
- Single-blind by defaultDouble-blind review is available on request
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy
Purpose and readership
Evidence for the safe and effective use of blood
IJBT serves transfusion specialists, hematologists, laboratory scientists, blood-service staff, clinicians who transfuse, and policymakers who need sound evidence on how blood is collected, tested, supplied and used.
IJBT publishes clinical, laboratory, operational and policy research on every step a blood component takes: donors, components, immunohematology, blood services, clinical transfusion and hemovigilance. Apheresis, cellular therapy and hematologic conditions managed with transfusion are also within scope.
Its aims are to publish methodologically sound research that informs transfusion practice and blood-service policy, to report the laboratory and operational methods on which safe transfusion depends, and to make the results freely available to everyone who can use them. The Aims and Scope page describes the scope in full.
Article types
- Original Researchincluding clinical trials
- Reviewincluding Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Short Communication
- Case Reportincluding case series
- Technical Note
- Clinical Practice Guideline
- Commentary
- Letter
Preparation guidance for each type is given in the Instructions for Authors.
Journal register
Reference information on the journal's identity, publisher, rights, review, fees and preservation.
ISSN
3070-1937
- Full title
- International Journal of Blood Transfusion
- Short title IJBT. ISSN 3070-1937.
- Publisher and owner
- Open Access Pub
- The journal is owned and published by Open Access Pub. openaccesspub.org
- Publication history
- Since 2018
- Volume 1, Issue 1 was first published on October 30, 2018. Articles are published online as they are ready.
- Access
- Open access
- Every article is free to read, download and share from the day of publication, with no subscription or registration.
- License and copyright
- CC BY 4.0
- Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200
- payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Persistent identifiers
- DOI prefix 10.14302
- Articles receive DOIs registered with Crossref.
- Research integrity
- Crossref Similarity Check
- Submitted manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check.
- Preservation
- Portico
- IJBT articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term preservation.
- Publication ethics
- COPE guidance
- The journal follows the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). See the Editorial Policies.
Editorial decisions rest with the journal's editors, supported by an international editorial board of researchers in transfusion medicine and hematology who 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.
Open access, preservation and discovery
Open access and copyright
Free to read and reuse
IJBT is an open-access journal. All articles are freely available on openaccesspub.org from the day of publication, without subscription or registration.
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0), which permits anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, adapt and reuse the work for any lawful purpose, provided the authors and the original publication are credited. Authors retain copyright in their work. See Copyright and License.
Preservation and discovery
A lasting, citable record
IJBT articles will be deposited in Portico, a not-for-profit digital-preservation archive, so that the published record remains available for the long term. Read our preservation policy.
Each article is assigned a Crossref DOI, and article metadata are openly available to scholarly discovery services. The Indexing page lists the records and services in which IJBT and its articles appear.
Contact
Editorial office
Questions about the journal, its policies or a manuscript can be sent to the editorial office of IJBT at Open Access Pub.
- info@openaccesspub.org
- Publisher
- Open Access Pub, openaccesspub.org
- For authors
- Instructions for Authors · Submit a manuscript