Journal profile · HEMATOLOGY
Blood Transfusion
ISSN 1723-2007 · eISSN 2385-2070 · SIMTI Servizi Srl · ITALY · Founded 2003
Blood Transfusion: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.67; fully open access; median 85 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Blood Transfusion is published by SIMTI Servizi Srl and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Blood transfusion and management, Blood groups and transfusion and Blood donation and transfusion practices, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hematology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Blood Transfusion (BT) welcomes international submissions of papers on all fields related to Transfusion Medicine, Immunohematology, Hemostasis and Thrombosis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Serelina ColuzziPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 42, United States 8, Spain 8, Germany 3, France 3 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blood transfusion and managementMedicine19.2%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine12.9%
- Blood donation and transfusion practicesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.1%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine7.4%
- Platelet Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Hemophilia Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.7%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine3.5%
- Iron Metabolism and DisordersMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.67LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 663 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 0 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 20 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 136 |
| 2022 | 97 | 97 | 451 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 917 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 115 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted11
- brief reportBrief reportLength not stated
- case reportCase reportLength not stated
- commentaryCommentaryLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- guidelinesGuidelinesLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- meeting reportMeeting reportLength not stated
- original articleBlood donation Word-of-Mouth behavior among Chinese and Indian donors: an exploration with Australian donors Faiza El-Higzi, Kathleen Chell, Barbara Masser, Mic…Length not stated
- position paperPosition paperLength not stated
- recommendationsRecommendationsLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SIMTI Servizi Srl
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1723-2007
- Electronic ISSN
- 2385-2070
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Blood Transfusion
What CAS zone is Blood Transfusion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Blood Transfusion is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Hematology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Blood Transfusion?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.67; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Blood Transfusion?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 70–115 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Blood Transfusion based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (42), United States (8) and Spain (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Blood Transfusion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Blood Transfusion is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Blood Transfusion open access, and what is the APC?
Blood Transfusion is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .