Journal profile · Cell Biology
Platelets
ISSN 0953-7104 · eISSN 1369-1635 · Informa Healthcare · SCOTLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1990
Platelets: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 113 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Platelets is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, together about 48.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hematology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note that Platelets converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 34 (2023). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model. Platelets is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of platelet- and megakaryocyte-related research. Platelets provides the opportunity for contributors and readers across scientific disciplines to engage with new information about blood platelets. The journal’s Methods section aims to improve standardization between laboratories and to help researchers replicate difficult methods. Research areas include: Platelet function Biochemistry Signal transduction Pharmacology and therapeutics Interaction with other cells in the blood vessel wall The contribution of platelets and platelet-derived products to health and disease The journal publishes original articles, review articles, systematic reviews, methods papers, short communications, case reports, opinion articles, commentaries, gene of the issue, and letters to the editor. Platelets operates a single-anonymized peer review policy. Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cell Biology
Editor-in-chief Elizabeth GardinerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Platelet Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine26%
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesMedicine15.3%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.8%
- Blood properties and coagulationMedicine6.4%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine5.1%
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisMedicine4.5%
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis MechanismsMedicine3.7%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | 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 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,892OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 339,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,478 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 11 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 77 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 382 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | 751 |
| 2022 | 90 | 53 | 1,053 |
| 2021 | 125 | 52 | 1,867 |
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 Crossref · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 176 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,595 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,640 / USD 3,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | AUD 4,055 / EUR 2,710 / GBP 2,335 / USD 2,970 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,940 / GBP 2,920 / EUR 3,505 / AUD 5,485 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- article commentariesPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- brief reportsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- case reportsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- collectionsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- commentaryelected papers from other journals. The commentary should be no more than 1200 words in length and contain one figure which summarizes the papermain text ≤ 1,200 words
- commentsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- lettercomment on the contents of the letter. Letters should be up to 1,200 words. No abstract is required. Up to two Figures or Tables (or omain text ≤ 1,200 words
- lettersPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- rapid communicationsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- research articlehors contact the Editor. Word Count for Research Articles and Reviews: normally 4000 words excluding the title page, abstract, references, figures, tamain text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articlesPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- reviewe Editors-in-Chief prior to submission. Reviews are up to 4.000 words with an abstract, and the number of references should not emain text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articlesPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- systematic reviewegister of Ongoing Systematic Reviews). Systematic reviews are up to 4,000 words. Comments: Comments are short discussions of current contromain text ≤ 4,000 words
- systematic reviewsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
- technical reportsPlatelets accepts the following types of article: Research articles, rapid communications, review articles, systematic reviews, technical reports, brief reports…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure Statement
Please include a disclosure statement, using the subheading “Disclosure of interest.” If you have no interests to declare, please state this (suggested wording: The authors report no conflict of interest). For all NIH/Wellcome-funded papers, the grant number(s) must be included in the declaration of interest statement. Read more on declaring conflicts of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
Data sharing policy: Taylor & Francis Basic Data Sharing Policy Model summary
This journal applies the Taylor & Francis Basic Data Sharing Policy. Authors are encouraged to share or make open the data supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper where this does not violate the protection of human subjects or other valid privacy or security concerns. Authors are encouraged to deposit the dataset(s) in a recognized data repository that can mint a persistent dig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Options
Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. Taylor & Francis offers a number of different license and reuse options, including Creative Commons licenses when publishing open access. Read more on publishing agreements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Language: English only Model summary
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Ethics
Peer review model: single anonymous peer review Model summary
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single anonymous peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guara…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- SCOTLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0953-7104
- Electronic ISSN
- 1369-1635
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Platelets
What CAS zone is Platelets in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Platelets is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Hematology / Cell Biology. 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 Platelets?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Platelets?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 76–176 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Platelets in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Platelets?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Platelets is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Platelets open access, and what is the APC?
Platelets is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .