American Society of Hematology has announced the launch of the open-access online journal Blood Advances. Blood has led the way in experimental and clinical hematologic research as the flagship journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Blood Advances will fill a niche that complements and expands on topics covered in Blood while also transforming the conversation between authors and readers through innovative communication tools.
Taking full advantage of its digital publication model, Blood Advances will emphasize multimedia, a rapid and continuous publication format, and the ability to readily comment on manuscripts, case studies, and debates via discussion boards. The peer-reviewed journal will regularly relay findings through visual abstracts, three-dimensional images, video, and podcasts.
Blood Advances will be a hub for hypothesis-generating papers, pilot studies, and commentary that can spark conversation. As a complement to Blood, the new journal will focus on valuable areas, including but not limited to vascular biology, immunology, gene therapy, hematologic malignancies, and epidemiology. In addition to original manuscripts, Blood Advances will publish case reports of exceptional novelty, scientific case reports called stimulus reports, point-counterpoint discussions, and educational materials for the practicing hematologist. The journal will also host a series of short talks on topics of interest to hematologists and scientists.
Included in the inaugural issue, a one-time print publication that will be distributed at the 58th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, are discussions on the use of platelets as immune sensing cells and new perspectives on hemostasis, as well as studies on sickle cell disease variants in sub-Saharan Africa, therapeutic solutions for multiple forms of thrombocytopenia, and a novel means of counteracting the effects of hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment.
Dr. Negrin will introduce Blood Advances to the more than 27,000 attendees expected at the ASH Annual Meeting at the beginning of the Plenary Scientific Session on Sunday, December 4, at 2:00 p.m. in Hall AB of the San Diego Convention Center.
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