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Journal overview

Please note that Platelets converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 34 (2023). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model.

Platelets is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of platelet- and megakaryocyte-related research.

Platelets provides the opportunity for contributors and readers across scientific disciplines to engage with new information about blood platelets. The journal’s Methods section aims to improve standardization between laboratories and to help researchers replicate difficult methods.

Research areas include:

  • Platelet function
  • Biochemistry
  • Signal transduction
  • Pharmacology and therapeutics
  • Interaction with other cells in the blood vessel wall
  • The contribution of platelets and platelet-derived products to health and disease


The journal publishes original articles, review articles, systematic reviews, methods papers, short communications, case reports, opinion articles, commentaries, gene of the issue, and letters to the editor.

Platelets operates a single-anonymized peer review policy. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.

Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.

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