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. 

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