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 About Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY)

What is Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY)?

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is the leading international open access peer reviewed journal that amplifies and disseminates platform approaches in healthcare and distributed ledger technology research and innovations. Fields of interest include healthcare information systems, leveraging data science tools and techniques, interoperability, consent mechanisms, privacy preservation, security of health data, clinical trials management, supply chain management, revenue cycle automation, immersive technologies, tokenomics, governance, regulation, network technologies, clinical computing, cryptography, and failed experiments in this expanding specialty field of research.

The preeminent international journal is published on a continuous basis to accelerate sharing rigorously vetted theoretical and experiential knowledge required for a global multi-disciplinary ecosystem. A world-class peer review board endeavors to includes constructive commentary to strengthen work.

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Journal statistics

- Readers from 145 countries visit BHTY
- Over 400,000 total reader engagements have been logged since launch, March 2018
- Highly cited
- Compared to other publications in the same field, BHTY generates 5 – 44x MORE citations than average in the field according to Dimensions Analytics

2023 Statistics

    • Days to First Editorial Decision:  6
    • Desk Reject Rate:   48%
    • Acceptance Rate:  24%
    • Days to Accept:  101
    • Average days to publication:  106

Note: BHTY maintains high editorial review standards reflected by acceptance in leading indexes. Author revisions add days to turnaround, acceptance, and publication timeframes. Journal staff is happy to streamline papers for authors requiring fast turnaround. There is no extra charge.

A First-In-Category international peer-review open-access online academic journal, BHTY:

    • Is dedicated to blockchain and converging technologies in healthcare around the world.
    • The specialty journal accelerates sharing theoretical and experiential knowledge required for a growth sector.
    • Embraces articles that may not be traditionally valued, such as preliminary discovery, and key learnings from unsuccessful experiences.
    • Broadens the scope of scholarly publications’ references to discoverable, reproducible, and annotatable software code required to accelerate technology adoption with credibility and trust via its companion Code Ocean computational reproducibility platform.
    • Is led by an internationally renowned editorial team that applies innovative means and tools to rigorously vet and objectively evaluate content in order to demonstrate credible progress that multidisciplinary stakeholders require.

Learn more about the editorial team here , or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/about/editorialTeam

Learn more about BHTY’s compliance with editorial guidelines and practices here, or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/authors

Is BHTY indexed?

BHTY is indexed in:

  • PubMed and PubMed Central
  • Scopus
  • Google Scholar
  • EBSCOhost Health Business Elite
  • Norwegian Register For Scientific Journals, Series And Publishers
  • EngineeringVillage
  • ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
  • ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Program
  • ProQuest Public Health
  • Unpaywall
  • NEBIS
  • Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER)
  • Index Copernicus
  • PKP Metadata Harvester

Note: trends in the scholarly publishing industry indicate the JIF may not be the leading indicator for journal selection. Articles will and are being amplified on their own merits. This is why BHTY is highly active across social media and provides authors with engagement measurements other that the JIF. We believe authors seek fair and bibliodiverse environments where their work is disseminated and amplified across relevant scientific, public and not-for-profit ecosystems and audiences around the globe.

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What is BHTY’s Impact Factor?

Be assured, BHTY is working hard to meet this industry preference, however, trends indicate the JIF may not be the leading indicator for journal selection and articles will and are being amplified on their own merits. 

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Memberships and Affiliations

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Is BHTY a Pay-to-Play journal?

No. BHTY’s internationally renowned editorial team determines what will be accepted for publication following rigorous vetting and objective evaluation of whether content will augment the body of knowledge required for the field's  growth.

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Does BHTY accept white papers and press releases?

No. BHTY does not accept white papers, press releases, or any other content that was previously made public. BHTY accepts original research manuscripts, technical briefs and substantiated opinions to educate and accelerate healthcare transformation.

Learn more about BHTY’s submission policies and procedures here or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/authors

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How often is BHTY published?

Beginning in 2024, BHTY will publish three (3) issues: April, August, and December.

Respective deadlines will be March 1, July 1, and November 1.

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How can I subscribe to BHTY’s updates?

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What is the readership of BHTY?

Thousands of readers from over 145 countries visit BHTY’s website.

Over 400,000 total reader engagements since launch in March 2018 have been logged.

Article citations are high and continuously grow.

Social media conversations, and download statistics are located on the article landing page. Simply click on the article title on the BHTY homepage or archived issues. The article page typically features the article abstract. The article's download history is located in a graph, beneath the abstract.

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Who may be interested to publish in BHTY?

Who can publish in BHTY?

As a bibliodiverse publication, all are welcome to submit a substantiated manuscript or perspective which includes, but is not limited to scholars, professors, post doc, PhD, non-academic practitioners, innovators, subject matter experts, from around the world may submit manuscripts and perspectives to the journal.

BHTY invites prospective authors to submit original research, theory, reviews, use cases, and substantiated opinions on a broad spectrum of topics. View tth current call for manuscripts at https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/call-for-papers

BHTY’s internationally renowned Editorial Team and Editor(s)-in-Chief determine what is published following rigorous vetting and objective, unbiased evaluation of submissions.

Note: Editorial Board Members are excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists. Where an Editorial Board Member is author they must declare this in the competing interests section on the submitted manuscript. 

Who is already published in BHTY?

To date, manuscripts from approximately 300 authors spanning regions including North America, Europe, India. Med-East, and Asia have been published.

Author affiliations include:

UNIVERSITIES: Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, McGill University, UC San Diego School of Medicine, Lipscomb University, Edinburgh Napier University, Technical University of Denmark, Kennesaw State University, Modul University, University of Karachi, and others.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: ATA, IEEE-SA, HIMSS

MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS: Intel, IBM. Amgen, Microsoft, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, and many others

HEALTHCARE PAYERS: Aetna, Independence Blue Cross, Elevance

HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES (HIEs): HealtHIE Nevada

CONSULTING FIRMS: Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, bPrescient, EY

SMBs: R&D Ribitzky, bPrescient, Institute for Healthcare Financial Technology, PioneerRx, OPPM

STARTUPS: Patientory, LedgerDomain, Izzy Care and others 

Author professional titles include:

ACADEMIC TITLES: Professor, Dean, Associate Professor, Research Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies, Curriculum Developer

CLINICAL TITLES: Physician, Pharmacist

CORPORATE TITLES: Founder, CEO, Executive Director, Managing Director, Director, Founding Partner, Strategic Advisor

TECHNOLOGY TITLES: CIO, Clinical Data Architect, Director

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What topics are covered in BHTY?

What topics may be considered for publication by BHTY?

BHTY is the leading international open access peer reviewed journal that amplifies and disseminates platform approaches in healthcare and distributed ledger technology research and innovations. Fields of interest include healthcare information systems, leveraging data science tools and techniques, interoperability, consent mechanisms, privacy preservation, security of health data, clinical trials management, supply chain management, revenue cycle automation, immersive technologies, tokenomics, governance, regulation, network technologies, clinical computing, cryptography, and failed experiments in this expanding specialty field of research.

Original manuscripts and substantiated opinions on a broad spectrum of topics may be submitted that reflect real world impact, outcomes and scaled initiatives, policy, health and social sciences, mathematical and engineering theory and methodologies, economics, and legal and regulatory transformation in healthcare. In addition, BHTY encourages submissions that present failed or negative experiements.

BHTY publishes a BLOG, where authors can share experiences and reflections including commentary, discussion and debate on any aspect of healthcare, policy, and technology around the globe. 

About BHTY Peer Review

Who are BHTY’s Peer Reviewers?

The Editor-in-Chief of Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY)  Dr.  John Halamka, MD, MS, President, Mayo Clinic Platform. All editorial board members and peer reviewers may be called upon to peer review manuscript submissions.

BHTY’s international peer reviewers includes the following nations:

Estonia, Denmark, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany, Qatar, UAE, UK, Uganda and USA

Learn more about the current roster of peer reviewers and their financial/conflict of interest disclosures here , or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/about/editorialTeam

BHTY continuously seeks experts of the highest caliber and passion in the field for purposes of expansion, inclusion and diversity.

To become a BHTY peer reviewer, please send a note with your CV to the editor at info@partnersindigitalhealth.com

Who can become a Peer Reviewer at BHTY?

BHTY’s peer reviewers seek experts of the highest caliber and passion in the field and prefer candidates that possess knowledge of academic journal workflow and familiarity with the peer review process.

BHTY’s peer reviewer evaluation process includes review of the candidate’s CV, and interviews with the candidate and/or colleagues and experts in the field. Learn more at https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/career

What if BHTY Peer Reviewers may have a conflict of interest?

The pursuit of trust through transparency and truth is a founding principle and pillar of BHTY. For example, BHTY is the first journal to require all peer reviewers and staff to publish financial disclosure/conflict of interest disclosures. (https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/coi); and to comply with strict impartiality policy and professional conduct.

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What if I want my article published in BHTY?

What are the benefits for authors?

With 450+ citations, and read in over 145 countries, and over 400,000 viewer engagements, unlike any other journal in this market today. A First-In-Category international peer-reviewed gold open-access online academic journal, BHTY provides the following benefits to authors:

IMMEDIATE BROAD EXPOSURE UPON PUBLICATION

  • Worldwide reach to readers in over 145 countries
  • International localized Chapters
  • Altmetric measurement of social media conversations and exchanges
  • Direct mail community outreach to thousands of community members around the world
  • Press release about the article and author/s.
    For an example click here or go to https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=232988
  • LinkedIn posts that the article was published.
    For an example click here or go to https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6480478844154368000
  • Twitter, Facebook and YouTube posting as appropriate that the article was published.
    For an example click here or go to https://twitter.com/BHTYJournal/status/1074765173074866179
  • Scite badges are featured on article landing pages to help researchers better discover and evaluate scientific research. Citations provide a context and classification describing whether it provides supporting or disputing evidence for the cited claim and facilitates reproducibility.
  • Optional payment of APC in digital currency is also possible. Authors should contact the publisher at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com
  • BHTY now accepts video, PLS, graphic abstracts and infographics  to compliment an author's written work. Videos can demonstrate simulations, experimental demos, or "interviews" with authors/researchers. Authors should submit a jpeg representing the video and/or transcript of audio. Video format may be MP4. Length: 5-7 minutes maximum.
  • Optional Transparent Peer Review (TPR). Authors should submit this preference in their cover letter.

COMPETITIVE MERIT EXPOSURE

  • High Consequence Article interview with journal editors-in–chief for ground breaking research and discoveries
  • Qualification for the annual "Editors Best Article Award," selected by the editors-in-chief and announced at the annual #ConV2X conference. The award is based on total views, downloads, and citations. Should the work be a ground breaking game changer in health, the editors-in-chief may take that into consideration and weigh determinants accordingly. 

GREAT EASE OF PUBLICATION

  • Superior customer service and communication with authors
  • Accepts submissions on a continuous basis with quick acknowledgements and feedback
  • Establishes credibility of the scholarly work evaluated by measured by internationally renowned reviewers
  • Broadens article reach across disciplines in both private and public sectors around the globe
  • Accelerates global R&D collaboration
  • Benefits from the growing ecosystem
    • Enhances author(s) trust based reputation
    • Strengthens the validity of the article
    • Extends the scope of the article’s relevant software code and data to discoverable, reproducible, and annotatable code with Code Ocean
    • Acquires proper credit with Publons and other author-centric publication aggregation, verification, and management platforms
    • Improves user experience tracking the impact of work, citation metrics, peer reviews, and journal editing work with Publons , ReviewerCrdits, PPaperpal, Eloquenti and others

What is the turnaround time from submission to publication?

BHTY endeavors to provide high quality specialty content rapid turnaround:

  • Days to First Editorial Decision:  6
  • Desk Reject Rate:   48%
  • Acceptance Rate:  24%
  • Days to Accept:  101
  • Average days to publication:  106

Journals usually ask reviewers to complete their reviews within 3-4 weeks. It is hard to predict how long the peer review process will take, especially with highly technical research papers. They can take longer to review.

Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place via e-mail.

Authors are given up to three weeks to make changes/revisions to the manuscript once peer reviewed. Should they need more time, authors are required to contact the Managing Editor, via email, with an explanation.

Note: BHTY maintains high editorial review standards reflected by acceptance in leading indexes. Author revisions add days to turnaround, acceptance, and publication timeframes. Journal staff is happy to streamline papers for authors requiring fast turnaround. There is no extra charge. 

Learn more about the submission process here or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/authors

Submit a manuscript here or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/submissions

 

Does BHTY charge authors any fees?

Yes, if the submission is accepted for publication. BHTY’s Article Processing Charge (APC) for the international specialty journal is $1150.00 USD for original research articles up to 12,000 words not including references or images, $1450.00 USD for Special Reports (15,000 words and 80-100+ references), and $650.00 USD for students currently enrolled at an academic institution. There is  no APC for negative, failed, or null research. Please plan accordingly. There is no APC for failed or negative experiements. Please see below for details regarding the BHTY waiver policy.

BHTY is pleased to offer authors the option of paying the APC with digital currency. Contact the publisher for more information if you would like to use this payment method at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com

There is NO CHARGE for Editorials, Opinions (2000 word maximum), or BLOG submissions (1,000 word maximum).

BHTY has a waiver policy for authors from lower-middle income countries as per the World Bank (click here for details). We give fair consideration to all submissions, and believe this should not be linked to the ability to pay.

Learn more about the APC and BHTY’s Waiver here or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/authors

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What is this Partners in Digital Health ecosystem?

What is the purpose of PDH ecosystem?

BHTY’s publisher, Partners in Digital Health (PDH), has created, and continues to drive an ecosystem that identifies educational and research gaps, while amplifying novel findings to accelerate innovations and adoption worldwide. In addition, PDH continuously pushes the boundaries of technology innovation in scholarly publication and ecosystem practices needed for the future society forging trust, transparency, and truth.

Who are BHTY ecosystem partners?

Telehealth in Medicine Today (TMT), an international peer-reviewed gold open-access journal dedicated to technology innovation for value-based patient-centered care across the care continuum.

Converge2Xcelerate (#ConV2X), an annual conference that has set out to accelerate healthcare’s pragmatic adoption of new technologies by informing, inspiring, and debating the role and value of technology innovation to health systems, healthcare workforce, and patients around the world.

Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition demonstrating how telehealth and blockchain technology in health products and services can radically change the future of our health system with innovations that revolutionize and rock current perspectives.

Almetric, helps authors extend short & long term reach of research in social media conversations that include an article DOI. Authors have a new tool to measure how research is shared and discussed. Badges on article landing pages make feedback transparent. The Citation Badge includes Google Scholar, CrossRef, PubMed Central, and Scopus, and also adopts citations in secondary knowledge sources. 

Code Ocean, creator of a cloud-based computational reproducibility platform enabling researchers, engineers, developers, and scientists to link working code in a computational environment.

Editage, is one of many initiatives including peer review support, translation services, manuscript editing and more –  are all to improve the global science communication process.

ReviewerCredits, is a platform that rewards the contribution of peer reviewers to the publication process via global recognition and tangible benefits. Individuals can file peer review claims for over 23,000 journals worldwide. 

Publons, creator of an author-centric one-stop-shop publication aggregation, verification, and management platform.

ATA, a non-profit association based in Washington DC with more than 10,000 industry leaders and healthcare professionals. ATA is working to change the way the world thinks about telemedicine and virtual care as the only organization dedicated to it. For more information go to http://legacy.americantelemed.org/home

IEEE-SA, a non-profit association based in NJ, USA, a global network of industry & technology experts that change the way people live, work, and communicate developing standards, guidelines and best practices for global industries.  

Learn more about the value these partnerships offer prospective authors and readers of BHTY here or go to https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/announcement

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To become a BHTY Ambassador please visit  https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/ambassador

Language Editing services are located on https://pdh.editage.com/

All manuscripts must be submitted in English and meet the high-quality standards set by the journal. Writing should be clear and concise with the correct use of grammar and spelling. If you are unsure whether your manuscript meets BHTY’s requirements, we recommend asking a native English-speaking colleague to review it prior to submission. There are also agencies that can help. We partner with Editage, Eloquenti, and others, to offer a Language Editing Service.