Haematologica
Haematologica is a monthly, peer reviewed, scientific journal, published by the Ferrata Storti Foundation. The Editor in Chief is Luca Malcovati (Pavia, Italy). The focus of Haematologica is all topics related to experimental and clinical hematology, which results in a multidisciplinary scope. The National Library of Medicine ID number (NLM ID) is 0417435.[1]
Discipline | Hematology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Jan Cools |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | The Hematology Journal |
History | 1920–present |
Publisher | Ferrata Storti Foundation (Italy) |
Frequency | Monthly |
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7.57 (2018) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Haematologica |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0390-6078 (print) 1592-8721 (web) |
LCCN | 2004208974 |
OCLC no. | 1118753 |
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Hematology is the study of blood.[2] According to the Wikipedia article, the study of Hematology encompasses internal medicine, physiology, pathology, clinical laboratory work and pediatrics that is concerned with the study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases.
Blood diseases affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, the mechanism of coagulation, etc.
Society publication
Haematologica is the official publication for the following societies:[1]
- Italian Society of Hematology (SIE)
- Italian Society of Experimental Hematology (SIES)
Founding and merger
In 1920 by Adolfo Ferrata founded Haematologica. In 2005 Haematologica merged with The Hematology Journal.[1]
Peer review policy
The peer review policy of Haematologica is for all submitted manuscripts to be critically assessed by either external or in-house experts. The peer review process (policy) is in accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).[3]
Abstracting and indexing
With a 2015 impact factor of 6.671, from Journal Citation Reports, Haematologica ranked 4th out of 70[4] journals in the "Hematology" category and it is also indexed in the following databases:[5]
- Pubmedcentral
- Science Citation Index
- SciSearch
- Current Contents - Clinical Medicine
- Current Contents - Life Sciences
- BIOSIS Previews
References
- "About the journal". Brief description and relationship to various societies. Ferrata Storti Foundation. September 2010. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- Turgeon, Mary Louise (December 2004). Clinical Hematology: Theory and Procedures / Edition 4. (Text book) (link is for Google books): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 2 (Chap. 1). ISBN 978-0-7817-5007-3.
- "Policies and Practices". Ethical considerations in the conduct and reporting of research. Ferrata Storti Foundation. September 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- http://www.haematologica.org/information-for-authors
- "Master Journal List search". List of databases which index this journal. Thomson Reuters. September 2010.