Journal profile · HEMATOLOGY
Thalassemia Reports
ISSN 2039-4357 · eISSN 2039-4365 · PAGEPress Publications · Italy
Thalassemia Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,207; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thalassemia Reports is published by PAGEPress Publications and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Iron Metabolism and Disorders and Blood groups and transfusion, together about 69.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Thalassemia Reports (ISSN 2039-4365) is an international open access journal on the study, diagnosis, and treatment of thalassemia. The journal covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, classification, and treatment of thalassemia and related disorders for physicians and medical scientists. The primary intent of the journal will be to publish clinically relevant information that will directly improve the care of patients with thalassemia. Basic science studies of interest to those treating disorders will also be considered for publication when relevant. Specific case reports are also welcome, within detailed clinical pictures of patients withholding the disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine39.1%
- Iron Metabolism and DisordersMedicine22.7%
- Blood groups and transfusionMedicine7.5%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.4%
- Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyMedicine4.1%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine2.1%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8%
- Erythropoietin and Anemia TreatmentMedicine1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 102 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 161 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 72 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication
- 117 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | CHF 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- articleArticle: Original research manuscripts. The journal considers all original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientifically sound experiments …Length not stated
- case reportCase report: Case reports present detailed information on the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment (including all types of interventions), and outcomes of an i…Length not stated
- editorialAll peer-reviewed articles published by MDPI are assessed by our independent Academic Editors, and MDPI staff are not involved in any editorial decisions regard…Length not stated
- reviewReview: Reviews offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature within a field of study, identifying current gaps or problems.Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Review: Systematic review articles present a detailed investigation of previous research on a given topic, using clearly defined search parameters an…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
MDPI follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines which state that, in order to qualify for authorship of a manuscript, the following criteria should be observed: Make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Draft the work or review it critically for important intel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
According to The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, “Authors should avoid entering into agreements with study sponsors, both for-profit and non-profit, that interfere with authors’ access to all of the study’s data or that interfere with their ability to analyze and interpret the data and to prepare and publish manuscripts independently when and where they choose.” All authors mus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statements are required for all articles published with MDPI. During the peer review and editorial decision process, authors can be asked to share existing datasets or raw data that have been analyzed in the manuscript, and whether they will be made available to other researchers following publication. Authors will also be asked for the details of any existing datasets that have …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics Statement
MDPI is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We fully adhere to its Code of Conduct and to its Best Practice Guidelines. The editors of this journal enforce a rigorous peer review process together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data falsification,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright / Open Access
Articles published in Thalassemia Reports will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text: © 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publication fees
If you transfer your manuscript to another open access (OA) journal, you will be charged an Article Processing Charge (APC) if your article is accepted for publication. The APC for each journal can be found on the individual journal’s website. For more information about APCs, please see here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial Process and Peer Review
All submissions are thoroughly peer-reviewed by experts within the field and undergo a structured editorial workflow designed to ensure quality, transparency, and scientific integrity. The full editorial procedure is available on the Editorial Process page and is also provided below. Pre-check Pre-check consists of a technical pre-check performed by the Editorial Office and an editorial pre-check …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and Conference Papers
Thalassemia Reports accepts submissions that have previously been made available as preprints provided that they have not undergone peer review. A preprint is a draft version of a paper made available online before submission to a journal. MDPI operates Preprints, a preprint server to which submitted papers can be uploaded directly after completing journal submission. Note that Preprints operates …
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
- PAGEPress Publications
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2039-4357
- Electronic ISSN
- 2039-4365
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thalassemia Reports
What CAS zone is Thalassemia Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Thalassemia Reports is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hematology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Thalassemia Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Thalassemia Reports?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Thalassemia Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Thalassemia Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thalassemia Reports is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Thalassemia Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Thalassemia Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,207.
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: .