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The Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (IJHBT) is the official journal of the Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (ISHBT), the national hematology society. This peer-reviewed journal features articles aimed at clinical hematologists, hematopathologists, basic scientists and allied workers in the field of hematology and is dedicated to advancing patient care and basic and translational research in the field.
This medical journal focuses on new and emerging treatments, diagnostic and prognostic technologies, cutting-edge science and advances in benign and malignant blood disorders. Articles are welcomed from across the world, and there are no charges for publishing. While novelty is highly regarded; well-conducted and scientifically-sound studies that place the rapid global developments happening in this exciting specialty in an Indian/Asian perspective are also given careful consideration.
The quarterly journal publishes Original and Review Articles, Consensus Statements/Guidelines, Short Communications, Correspondence and Images in Hematology in the related fields of Hematology, Hemato-oncology, Molecular Hematology, Pediatric Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Genetics, and Laboratory Hematology.

Hon. Editor
Hara Prasad Pati, MBBS, MD, Professor, Dept of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Associate Editors
Kanjaksha Ghosh, National Institute of Immunohematology, Mumbai, India 
Pankaj Malhotra, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 
Auro Viswabandya, Princess Margaret Center, Toronto, Canada
Jayandharan G. Rao, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India 
Monica Sharma, Safdurjang Hospital, New Delhi, India 
Naveen Kakkar, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India 
Poonkuzhali Balasubramaniam,Christian Medical College, Vellore, India 
Prashant Sharma, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 
Rajan Kapoor,Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantt, India 
Rakhee Kar,Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India 
R.S. Mallhi, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India 
Sanjeevan Sharma, Armed Forces Medical College & Command Hospital, Pune, India 
Suchet Sachdev, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 
Tathagat Chatterjee, Command Hospital, Jammu, India 
Seema Tyagi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Rahul Naithani, Max Hospital, New Delhi, India 
Mayur Parihar, Consultant, Cytogenetics (Lab Medicine), Tata Medical Center, Rajarhat, Kolkata, India 
National Advisors
Mathew Thomas, KIMS Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India 
Neelam Varma, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
P.K. Sasidharan, Govt Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India
D.K. Mishra, TATA Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 
Subhash Varma, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Neelam Marwaha, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
T.K.Dutta, JIPMER, Puducherry, India 
Tapan Kumar Saikia, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mazagaon, Mumbai, India
K.Gayathri, Lifeline Tapadia Diagnostic Center, Hyderabad, India
R.K.Jena, S.C.B Medical College andHospital, Cuttack, India
Renu Saxena, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
F.Jijina, PD Hinduja Hospital (Mahim)and Hinduja Heathcare (Khar), Mumbai,India
Biju George, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
Pabitra K. Gogoi, Assam, India
V.P.Choudhary, Sunfl ag Pahuja Centre for Blood Disorders, Haryana, India
Tulika Seth, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 
S.Gujral, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Maj Gen (Dr) Velu Nair, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India 
M Mahapatra, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Reena Das, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
Maitreyee Bhattacharyya, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, India
Srimati D. Shetty, National Institute of Immunohaematology (ICMR), KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Jina Bhatacharya, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam, India
International Editorial Advisory Board
Michael J. Mauro, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA 
Xiaojun Huang, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China 
Marcos J.G. de Lima, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA 
David Ritchie, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia 
Darlena Dillard, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA 
James Johnston, University of Manitoba, Canada 
Donald S. Houston, University of Manitoba, Canada
Simrit Parmar, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA 
Swami PadmanabhanIyer, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, USA 
Shaji Kumar, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA 
Vikas Gupta, The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada 
Sridhar Chaganty, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK 
Surapol Issaragrisil, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand 
Navneet Majhail, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Executive Committee (ISHBT)
President
RK Jena, Cuttack, India
Past President
N. Varma, Chandigarh, India
President Elect
A. Srivastava Vellore, India 

Vice President
M Mahapatra, Delhi, India
Gen Secretary
M. Bhattacharyya, Kolkata, India
Editor
Hara Prasad Pati, Delhi, India 

Treasurer
T. Chatterjee, Delhi
Members
J Bhattacharya , Guwahati, India
U Srinivas, Hyderabad, India
S. D. Shetty , Mumbai, India
Reena Das, Chandigarh, India
Avinash Singh, Patna, India