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Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1473-0502eISSN1878-1683

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.414

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.575

Total Worksi

4,436

Total Citationsi

44,016

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Transfusion and Apheresis Science presents original articles on scientific and clinical studies in immunohematology, transfusion medicine, hemostasis, apheresis, and blood products. Topics covered include the collection and processing of blood, compatibility testing, guidelines for blood product use, and screening for blood-borne diseases. The journal also addresses concerns in immunology, specifically antigen and immune system research, and has covered topics related to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 175 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,436

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1473-0502 / 1878-1683

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

217

2.2k

2019

266

3.2k

2020

256

1.7k

2021

197

835

2022

178

533

2023

152

251

2024

196

143

2025

183

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HematologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hematology

Scopus Categories

Hematology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Blood transfusion and managementBlood groups and transfusionBlood donation and transfusion practicesHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersPlatelet Disorders and TreatmentsTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationComplement system in diseasesErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Is Transfusion and Apheresis Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Transfusion and Apheresis Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Transfusion and Apheresis Science?

Transfusion and Apheresis Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.60.

Is Transfusion and Apheresis Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Transfusion and Apheresis Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.