Why Submit to Blood?

• In continuous publication since 1946, Blood is THE #1 cited journal in the field of hematology.
• With an average of 563 references daily, Blood is the best vehicle for reaching the hematology realm.
• Blood editors are experts within the field of hematology and manuscripts are reviewed by prominent specialists.

Quick Decisions

15 Days from submission to 1st Decision
(average for unsolicited submissions)

Google Scholar

Blood is the #1 rated publication by Google Scholar in the hematology category

Quick Publication

11 Days from Acceptance to First Edition
(average for unsolicited submissions)

ASH Press Release Program

Selected articles are promoted using a targeted strategy to media outlets and journalists

Citation Reach

Blood articles were cited 168,059 times in 2023 (#1 most cited journal in hematology)
10k+ published in the last 11 years cited 10 or more times

Article Alerts

Request an alert informing you that your article has been cited and/or commented on

Highly Cited

Journal Impact factor (JIF) 2023: 21.0
Citation impact score, CiteScore for 2023: 23.6, ranking in the 95th percentile for hematology

"Written in Blood"

Prominent clinical research papers published in Blood are highlighted in the ASH Clinical News

This Week in Blood

A newsletter featuring the latest studies, selected by the Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor

Limited Revisions

On average, accepted papers go through no more than 2 rounds of revision

Highlighted in Blood Podcast

Selected articles are promoted in the weekly Blood Podcast’s high-quality production

Open Access

Blood offers Open Access (OA) options