血小板是一個國際性的，完全同行評審的期刊，涵蓋血小板和巨核細胞相關研究的所有方面。該雜志發表了有關血小板和血小板相關領域的原始文章、評論文章和通信，以期為有關這一重要血液成分各個方面的新信息提供一個重點。血小板為所有科學學科的貢獻者和讀者提供了機會，使他們能夠在血小板功能、生物化學、信號轉導、藥理學和治療、與血管壁其他細胞的相互作用等方面取得進展，以及血小板和血小板衍生產品對健康和疾病的貢獻。除了通常的評論和研究文章，還有一個方法部分。這是血小板的一個獨特特征。隨著血小板研究越來越復雜，涉及的各種方法越來越廣泛，加上新技術的應用越來越廣泛，我們設想這一部分將對全世界的血小板研究人員帶來巨大的益處。這不僅應提高實驗室之間的標準化水平，還應提供最新和詳細的新方法說明，這些方法通常難以復制，因此有助于解決該領域的爭議。

Platelets is an international, fully peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of platelet-and megakaryocyte-related research. The Journal publishes original articles, review articles and correspondence on blood platelets and platelet-related areas with a view to providing a focus for new information on all aspects of this important blood component.Platelets provides the opportunity for contributors and readers from all scientific several disciplines to engage with progress on platelet function, biochemistry, signal transduction, pharmacology and therapeutics, interaction with other cells in the blood vessel wall, and the contribution of platelets and platelet-derived products to health and disease. In addition to the usual reviews and research articles, there is a Methods section. This is a unique feature of Platelets. With the growing complexity and enormous range of different methodologies involved in research on platelets, coupled with increasing utility of new technologies, we envisage that this section will be of huge benefit to platelet researchers worldwide. This should not only improve standardization between laboratories but provide up-to-date and detailed descriptions of both old and new methods that are often difficult to replicate and may thus help to resolve controversies in the field.