- Open call
- ISSN 3070-1937
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
Call for Papers
The International Journal of Blood Transfusion welcomes submissions throughout the year from researchers, clinicians, laboratory scientists and blood-service teams working across transfusion medicine. Regular submissions are accepted throughout the year.
IJBT publishes clinical, laboratory, operational and policy research on every step a blood component takes, including apheresis, cellular therapy and hematologic conditions managed with transfusion. The topics listed illustrate the range of work the journal considers, including but not limited to:
- Blood donor recruitment, eligibility and safety
- Collection, processing, storage and quality of blood components
- Pathogen reduction
- Blood group serology and genotyping
- Red-cell antigen and phenotype frequencies in populations
- Antibody identification, compatibility testing and alloimmunization
- Blood-service organization, inventory and quality management
- Access to safe blood in low-resource settings
- Patient blood management and transfusion thresholds
- Massive transfusion, surgical and obstetric practice
- Neonatal and pediatric transfusion
- Hemovigilance and transfusion-transmitted infections
- Therapeutic apheresis
- Stem cell collection and cellular therapy
- Hemoglobinopathies and other conditions managed with transfusion
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
Case reports and commentaries are considered when they are relevant to transfusion practice. A case series is submitted as a Case Report. There are no fixed length limits for any article type; manuscripts should be concise and proportionate to their content.
How to submit
Read the Instructions for Authors, then choose one of the routes below.
- Primary route
ManuscriptZone
The publisher's online submission and review system. Register or sign in, choose the International Journal of Blood Transfusion and upload the manuscript files.
- Alternative route
Submission form
A single-page form that opens with the International Journal of Blood Transfusion selected.
- Assisted route
Editorial email
For authors who are unable to use either online route. Send the manuscript files with a cover letter to the editorial office.
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.
Review, publication and fees
Each manuscript follows the journal's Editorial Policies.
- Screening
- All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review.
- 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.
- Decisions
- Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
- Publication
- Accepted articles are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) with a Crossref DOI; authors retain copyright.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy. Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission.
Questions before submitting
Questions about the fit of a manuscript or about submission requirements can be sent to the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org.