Best Hematology Journals (2026)

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Top Hematology journals

#Journalh-indexCitations/paper (2 yr)TierAccessIndexed in
1Journal of Hematology & Oncology
BioMed Central
23232.32FlagshipOpen access · APC $4,390PubMed · DOAJ · Core
2Blood Cancer Journal
Springer Nature
1107.3Leading field journalOpen access · APC $4,790PubMed · DOAJ · Core
3The Lancet Haematology
Elsevier BV
1336.57Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
4Leukemia
Springer Nature
2596.47Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
5Blood Reviews
Elsevier BV
1476.09Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
6Blood Advances
Elsevier BV
1315.27Leading field journalOpen access · APC $3,000PubMed · DOAJ · Core
7American Journal of Hematology
Wiley
1735.21Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
8Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)
1374.76Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
9Hematology
American Society of Hematology
1304.67Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
10Seminars in Hematology
Elsevier BV
1063.68Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
11Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Elsevier BV
2443.6Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
12Current Opinion in Hematology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1263.4Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
13Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)
2493.05Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
14Bone Marrow Transplantation
Springer Nature
1713.01Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
15British Journal of Haematology
Wiley
2642.59Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
16Thrombosis Research
Elsevier BV
1712.58Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
17Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Elsevier BV
1222.28Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
18Haemophilia
Wiley
1232.14Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
19Annals of Hematology
Springer Science+Business Media
1141.98Solid specialistOpen access · APC $4,390PubMed · DOAJ · Core
20Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases
Elsevier BV
1131.94Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
21European Journal Of Haematology
Wiley
1211.93Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
22International Journal of Hematology
Springer Science+Business Media
1001.83Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
23Haematologica
Ferrata Storti Foundation
1851.76Accessible & legitimateOpen access · APC $2,157PubMed · DOAJ · Core
24Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Elsevier BV
1071.73Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
25Transfusion
Wiley
1951.64Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
26Leukemia & lymphoma/Leukemia and lymphoma
Taylor & Francis
1181.6Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
27Vox Sanguinis
Wiley
1291.44Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
28Blood
Elsevier BV
6411.41FlagshipSubscriptionPubMed · Core
29Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Elsevier BV
1701.04Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core
30Leukemia Research
Elsevier BV
1181.03Accessible & legitimateSubscriptionPubMed · Core

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