About the Journal

JOURNAL AIMS and SCOPE

• Editorial Mission
• Audience
• Open Access Statement
• Submission Categories/Article Types
• Governing Body - BHTY Leadership and Staff
• Publishing Frequency and Article Statistics
• Indexing
• Memberships and Affiliations
• APC Fees and Business Model 
• Payment Methods
• Refund Policy 
• Waiver Policy
• What the APC Covers
• Timeliness and Responsiveness
• Archiving and Scholarly Practices
• Revenue Sources
• Copyright and Creative Commons License
• Diversity Commitment
• Journal History
• External influence on editorial decisions
• Publisher
• Management and Ownership

 

Editorial Mission

Blockchain in Healthcare Today, ISSN 2573-8240

Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal (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, AI and generative AI, 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 evolving specialty field of research.

Founded in 2018, the historic journal is credited with creating and validating this new technology and research field, bridging research excellence with real world market implementations and impact. A world class peer review board offers constructive commentary to strengthen work.

Audience

BHTY's audience includes researchers, innovators, pioneers, founders, business executives, hospital and health system executives, consultants, entrepreneurs, policy regulators, health information technologists, auditors, computational engineers, computer scientists, data scientists, healthcare network users, public health, and pioneers across the globe. All those with an interest in the latest knowledge on platform tech and DLT are welcome to join the journal's ecosystem.

Open Access Statement

BHTY is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. 

Submission Categories/Article Types

Authors around the globe are invited to submit manuscripts in the following categories:

• Original Research
• Proof of Concept//Pilots/Methodologies
• Use Case/Production/Deployment
• Narrative/Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis
• Clinical Case Studies
• Technical Briefs & Short Reports
• Editorial or Discussion

For further details and descriptions, please visit Information for Authors here.  Upload manuscripts on the portal at https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/about/submissions

Governing Body - Contact info@partnersindigitalhealth.com 

BHTY editorial leadership is comprised of experts bringing depth, breadth of knowledge, and innovation to the journal. For a complete list of members and  please click this link.

Publishing Frequency

BHTY publishes three (3) issues per year: April, August, and December,

Respective deadlines are March 1, July 1, and November 1.

BHTY may add additional special or theme collection(s) that include BHTY's annual ConV2X event proceedings, and/or meeting proceedings that are contracted. This may increase the number of total issues. These issues may include visual presentations, video, audio, or a combination thereof.  Each issue number will reflect the numerical sequence in which it is published.

2025 Article Statistics

• Days to First Editorial Decision - 6
• Desk Reject Rate - 26%
• Acceptance Rate - 34%
• Days to Accept - 102
• Average days to publication - 112

APC Fees and Publishing Model 

There are NO FEES for:

• Submission
• Editorial processing charges
• Page charges
• Color charges
• Withdrawing articles after submission
• Editorials, perspectives, opinions, failed or negative research experiments, and blogs

APC Fees

There is a fee to publish an article in the journal.

BHTY’s Article Processing Charge (APC) for the international specialty journal is $1,285.00 USD for original research articles up to 10,000 words including references and images.

It is $850.00 USD for students currently enrolled at an academic institution that are first or lead author (student rate).

The APC must be paid in full before the article is published, and is invoiced at manuscript acceptance.

Invoices are emailed at acceptance to the corresponding author and payable upon receipt.

Article Changes

If any changes are required or requested post final galley approval by the author(s) such as update versions, post publication discussion and correction (Errata and Retractions), changes to affiliation, graphs, images etc., a flat fee of $350.00 USD will be invoiced in addition to the APC. The fee will be imposed each time an author(s) makes changes after approving a final galley to post as the version of record.

To avoid author APC fees, BHTY encourages libraries and organizations to execute a turnkey Publisher Agreement with the journal. Contact the publisher, Tory Cenaj, at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com, for special pricing and details.

Payment Methods

• Credit or Debit card secure payment can be made online once a submission is accepted. Receipts are automatically emailed once payments have cleared.
• PayPal online payment
• Bank Wire Transfer
• Checks: Payable to Partners in Digital Health
• Invoices may be requested should your institution require
• For digital asset payments, please contact the publisher at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com for Coinbase transfers

No added fees, taxes, or VAT are included in invoices. Authors should specify a preferred payment method in their cover letter.

Refund policy

There are no refunds. Authors cannot withdraw a manuscript after it is accepted, and will be invoiced accordingly.

APCs will not be refunded if an article is retracted as a result of author error or misconduct.

Waiver policy

BHTY has a waiver policy for authors.

Full waivers will be granted to authors in the Research4Life Core Offer countries, areas and territories - Group A (free access) only. To qualify, authors must submit a request in their submission cover letter.

Partial waivers may also be granted. Authors must follow  Manuscript Preparation instructions and submit requests in the submission cover letter to be considered. 

What does the article processing charge (APC) cover?

APCs support every stage of the publication workflow, covering software and platform hosting, copyediting, production, proofs, graphics, and secure archiving on dedicated servers. They also fund membership in scholarly publishing organizations, management of databases and distribution lists, social media dissemination and writing, market research and journal amplification, coding for journal plug-ins and new features, and compensation for work performed or commissioned (excluding peer reviewers and board members). Additional costs include DOI registration, metadata creation for indexing and discovery, digital preservation services, plagiarism and integrity screening tools, editorial management system maintenance, security and data protection, legal and rights management, analytics and reporting services, and community outreach.

Timeliness and Responsiveness

BHTY’s priority is to provide excellent customer service to reduce author frustrations, and speed up processes that move slowly. Authors receive answers to queries from 24 hours to 1 week for efficient handling of submissions and author communication. The journal thanks authors that have complimented us on our quick turnaround, detailed responses, and those that have submitted more work to the journal as a result of positive experiences!

• BHTY endeavors to ensure manuscripts are processed and decisions are made as quickly as possible adhering to BHTY’s procedures and policies, and communicates delays to authors as needed. This is also reflected in desk rejection/early rejection rates and days to acceptance statistics on this page. Authors are provided feedback as to why a paper was rejected, and in some cases, invited to resubmit work.
• Withdrawal Policy: If an author requests withdrawal and receives no confirmation from BHTY, they can proceed as if the manuscript is withdrawn. At BHTY, confirmations are provided within a week of the author’s email if the publisher is alerted at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com
• Authors may NOT withdraw a paper after it is accepted.
• Editors are frequently reminded to ensure timely processing of manuscripts, particularly around holidays and summer season.
• Once a submission is accepted (and payment is received), it is scheduled for publication in the current, next, or appropriate special or theme issue.

Archiving and Scholarly Practices

BHTY uses LOCKSS preservation, Portico, CrossRef, and CrossMark.

Revenue Sources

BHTY revenue consists of the journal APC, advertising support for the journal, reprints, article publication fees, special editions, supplements, summits, advisory, roundtable proceedings, and custom projects.  The journal hosts the annual Converge2Xcelerate (ConV2X) conference. Under no circumstance does commercial support impact the editorial decisions for journal manuscript review or acceptance. 

BHTY encourages libraries, organizations, and institutions around the globe to execute a Publisher Agreement with the journal. Contact the publisher, Tory Cenaj, at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com

Copyright and License Notice

Authors contributing to BHTY agree to publish their articles under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License that allows reuse, subject only to the use being non-commercial, and to the article being fully attributed. Authors hold and retain copyright of their work. Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights with first publication rights granted to Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY). BHTY makes all open access articles freely available from the date of publication. 

Diversity Commitment

Partners in Digital Health (PDH) is committed to supporting diversity, inclusion and egalitarianism in scholarly publishing. This belief is reflected in our internal journal practices, editorial and peer review boards, published content, journal and community outreach, and ambassador chapters to demonstrate these values to communities far and wide, and tear down barriers and borders relating to knowledge, economics, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, geography, and political views. The journal maintains an objective, unbiased, and fair balanced posture at all times. 

As of Decembeer 2025, the editorial board is comprised of:

• 27.5% Female
• 72.5% Male
• 54% are from the United States 
• 46% are located outside the United States 

2025 Author Statistics are as follows:

• 38% Female
• 61% Male
• 39% located in the United States
• 61% located outside the USA

External influence on editorial decisions

PDH supports the updated COPE statement on external influence on editorial decisions located here:

"We strongly oppose any undue influence from political, corporate, or social entities on scholarly publishing, as limitations on scholarly practices, such as language use, choice of research topics, or editorial processes, undermine the integrity of scholarship. COPE stands in solidarity with authors, editors, and publishers, and calls upon all those involved in scholarly publishing to be guided by these principles when taking any action in response to external pressure."

Publisher

 It is the responsibility of the journal owner and publisher to appoint and dismiss editors.

The journal is published by Partners in Digital Health (PDH), a forward reaching communications company publishing the peer reviewed journals Blockchain in Healthcare Today and Telehealth and Medicine Today, producer of the companion ConVerge2Xcelerate (#ConV2X) conference series, and Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition. The portfolio converges leading academics, pragmatic innovators, and practitioners around the globe to accelerate healthcare transformation and consensus building for evolving research fields, to heighten trust, transparency, and truth across its audience.

Management and Ownership

Partners in Digital Health (PDH), was founded in 2015 and is privately owned and independently operated by Tory Cenaj. Please see correspondence details below to contact the owner for inquiries.

Partners in Digital Health
50 Glenbrook Road, Suite 4J
Stamford, CT 06902, USA
Attention: Tory Cenaj, Owner and Publisher

Those with an interest in submitting a manuscript or obtaining further information are encouraged to do so. Send inquiries to the Managing Editor, John Russo, PharmD, at j.russo@partnersindigitalhealth.com or the Owner and Publisher, Tory Cenaj, at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com

PDH acknowledges medical publishing contributes to carbon emissions which is a threat to planetary health. Stakeholders should work together for a zero emission goal.