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New Impact Factor for Annals of Blood: 1.4

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Blood (AOB) has attained its latest impact factor for the 2025 citation year: 1.4.

Annals of Blood 2025 CiteScore Released: 2.6

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Blood (AOB) has achieved its 2025 CiteScore: 2.6, ranking 82 out of 151 journals in the Hematology category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2026)

In 2026, many AOB authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

AOB Annual Report 2025

Greetings from Dr. Yongshui Fu, Dr. Huaqin Liang, and the Editorial Office of Annals of Blood (AOB).

We are pleased to share with you the 2025 Annual Report of AOB. In 2025, with the joint effort and support of all contributors, AOB made great progress with publication of 26 articles and 1 special series. For more details, please see the following report.

Reviewer of the Month (2026)

In 2026, AOB reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

AOB features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Patient Blood Management’s Role in Current Healthcare Environment (Ongoing)

This series on “Patient Blood Management’s Role in Current Healthcare Environment” is edited by Dr. Richard R. Gammon from OneBlood, USA

Readers' Choice: Author Interviews

Welcome to Readers’ Choice: Author Interviews, our exclusive interview series where we connect with the authors behind the most-read papers published in our journal. In each feature, we dive into the inspiration, challenges, and discoveries that have captured the attention of our readers. Through these interviews, we aim to provide our readers with deeper insights into the work that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare.

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

This Series on “Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura” is edited by Dr. X. Long Zheng from University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

Adult Sickle Cell Disease (Ongoing)

This series on “Adult Sickle Cell Disease” is edited by Dr. William B. Ershler and Dr. Sheinei Alan from Inova Schar Cancer, USA.

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Editorial Commentary

Oral iptacopan monotherapy in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: positioning factor B inhibition within evolving complement landscape

Zoey I. Harris, Surbhi Shah

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The role of iptacopan in the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: a commentary

Pranavi Bavishi, Jamile M. Shammo

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Editorial Commentary

From tube to gel: interpreting the BEST Collaborative study of anti-D titration

Jeremy W. Jacobs, Garrett S. Booth, Elizabeth A. Abels

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Editorial Commentary

Alternative BTK mutations drive pirtobrutinib resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Pratik V. Shah, Anita Kar Ng, Douglas E. Gladstone

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Editorial Commentary

Resistance to noncovalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibition in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Jennifer J. Gile, Jeff P. Sharman

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Case Report

Identification and characterization of a novel B subtype allele in the ABO blood group system through clinical genomic analysis—case report

Wenjing Zhou, Wangnan Sun, Qi He, Jie Gao, Haiyan Wan, Man Zhao, Shouyong Hun

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Case Report

A rare pediatric presentation of myeloproliferative neoplasm: unexpected diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia in a 4-year-old girl—a case report

Sherin Ahmed Hefny, Arwa El-Dhuwaib

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Review Article

Direct oral anticoagulants in venous thromboembolism: evolving from class effect to drug-specific and patient-centered therapy

Paolo Prandoni

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Review Article

Real-world evidence in venous thromboembolism: biomarkers, adjunctive therapies, risk stratification, and precision medicine: a narrative review

Carmine Siniscalchi, Manuela Basaglia, Pierpaolo Di Micco

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Review Article

The thrombo-hemorrhagic paradox of thrombocytopenia in antiphospholipid syndrome: a narrative review of mechanisms, risk stratification and therapeutic dilemmas

Simone Negrini, Stefania Nicola, Luisa Brussino

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Review Article

Perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers: from blood substitutes to targeted oxygen therapeutics—a narrative review

Shaughn R. Nalezinski, Stephen Cheney, Zainab Harb, Aikaj Jindal, Gagan Mathur, Zaher K. Otrock

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Original Article

The biological impact of donor body weight status on red blood cell storage biology

Ming Ren, Han Jiang, Jing Xiong, Fiona Huang, Haozhe Bi, Qiangqiang Wang, Ru Yang

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Original Article

Compound heterozygosity for RHDc.254C>A* (p.Ala85Glu) and RHD03.02* in a Chinese family with weak D expression

Wenjing Zhou, Wangnan Sun, Qi He, Mingxia Liu, Haiyan Wan, Dongmei Yin, Shouyong Hun

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Editorial

Source plasma and plasma-derived medicinal products: from collection to patient care

Jan Hartmann

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Editorial Commentary

Bexmarilimab and azacitidine: promise for immunotherapy in myelodysplastic syndrome?

Gina Keiffer, Margaret Kasner

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Editorial Commentary

Venetoclax and azacitidine in high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: expectations vs. evidence

Angelo Rizzolo, Andrea Palasciano, Sarit Assouline

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Editorial Commentary

Chronic graft-versus-host disease: toward mechanism-based prevention and treatment

Angélica Villanueva Freije, Antonio Pérez-Martínez

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Case Report

APTT dynamics after susoctocog alfa for early diagnostic support in suspected acquired hemophilia A: a case report

Eiichiro Nagatani, Takeshi Hagino, Tomohiko Sato, Manabu Kamio

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Case Report

Transfusion-acquired transient hemoglobinopathies: a case report and review of the literature

Katherine Drews-Elger, Thomas J. Harrington, Afshan Idrees, Yanyun Wu, Derek C. Waggoner

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Case Report

Visual inspection of indeterminate crossmatch results prompted polyethylene glycol-enhanced antibody identification in a patient with poor hemoglobin response despite compatible transfusions: a case report

Xinchen Li, Min Zhang, Fenghua Chen

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Review Article

Oxygen Therapeutics and Red Blood Cell-Mimetic Systems: From Artificial Oxygen Carriers to Translational Biomimicry - A Narrative Review

Ning Zhang, Yixuan Liu, Tao Chen, Yujie Liu, Di Huang

Published online: 30 September 2026

Editorial Commentary

Unclogging the pipeline in hemophilia A gene therapy

Radoslaw Kaczmarek

Published online: 21 September 2026

Review Article

Efficacy and mechanism of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for immune thrombocytopenia in adults

Ruqayyah J. Almizraq, Donald R. Branch

Published online: 31 March 2021

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Review Article

When blood transfusion is not an option owing to religious beliefs

Elizabeth P. Crowe, Robert A. DeSimone

Published online: 30 June 2022

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Review Article

Pediatric immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment

Taylor Olmsted Kim, Jenny M. Despotovic

Published online: 31 March 2021

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Review Article

The treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)—focus on thrombopoietin receptor agonists

David J. Kuter

Published online: 31 March 2021

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Original Article

Comparison of three immunoassay systems for screening of HIV infection in blood donation in China

Mei-Yu Wang, Sushil Devare, Jian-Fang Liu, Xiao-Ting Lv, Peng Yin, Nan Guo, Ping Fu, Bin-Ting Wu, Yong-Hua Yin, Ling Ke, Xue Li, Hua Shan, Yu Liu

Published online: 03 July 2019

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Review Article

Anemia and red blood cell transfusion in the adult non-bleeding patient

Carolyn D. Burns

Published online: 31 March 2022

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Review Article

Massive transfusion: a review

Sarah A. Moore, Jay S. Raval

Published online: 30 June 2022

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Review Article

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): a narrative review of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

Nadia Toumeh, Khalid F. Abu-Zeinah, Richard C. Godby

Published online: 27 June 2025

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Review Article

Molecular genetics and genomics of the ABO blood group system

Fumiichiro Yamamoto

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Review Article

An overview of plasma fractionation

Thierry Burnouf

Published online: 01 June 2018

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Review Article

Management of immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy

Jacqueline N. Poston, Terry B. Gernsheimer

Published online: 31 March 2021

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Review Article

Regulation of plasma for fractionation in the United States

Mark Weinstein

Published online: 17 January 2018

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Review Article

Molecular genetics of the Rh blood group system: alleles and antibodies—a narrative review

Aline Floch

Published online: 30 September 2021

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Viewpoint

Labeling tubes before collection threatens patient safety

Dennis J. Ernst, George A. Fritsma, David L. McGlasson

Published online: 26 February 2018

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Review Article

Noninfectious transfusion-associated adverse events

Hong Hong, Miriam Andrea Duque, Abdulaziz F. Al Mana, Yanyun Wu

Published online: 30 June 2022

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Review Article

Transfusion therapy in sickle cell disease

Yvette C. Tanhehco, Patricia A. Shi, Joseph Schwartz

Published online: 31 March 2022

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Review Article

An overview of blood group genotyping

Geoff Daniels

Published online: 23 November 2021

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Review Article

Extracorporeal corporeal membrane oxygenation: indications, technical considerations, and future trends

Elizabeth M. Staley, Geoffrey D. Wool, Huy P. Pham, Heidi J. Dalton, Edward C. C. Wong

Published online: 30 June 2022

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Brief Report

Frequencies of ABO and RhD blood groups among blood donors in Hong Kong

Yun Wing Ng, Chi Yeung Tong, Wai Chiu Tsoi, Cheuk Kwong Lee

Published online: 20 October 2023

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Editorial

Single donor platelets versus whole blood derived platelets: are they the same?

Paul M. Ness, Laetitia Daou

Published online: 30 December 2020

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Review Article

Von Willebrand disease in the United States: perspective from the Zimmerman program

Veronica H. Flood, Thomas C. Abshire, Pamela A. Christopherson, Kenneth D. Friedman, Joan Cox Gill, Robert R. Montgomery, Sandra L. Haberichter, the Zimmerman Program Investigators

Editorial

G-CSF in stem cell mobilization: new insights, new questions

Andrea M. Patterson, Louis M. Pelus

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The Annals of Blood is an open-access, international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all aspects of transfusion medicine and hematology, covering transfusion clinical practice, immunohematology, blood component collection and production, transfusion-transmitted diseases, immunogenetics, histocompatibility, hemostasis and all the other sub-specialties related to hematology.