Blockchain in Healthcare Today

What Blockchain in Healthcare Today does

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal founded in 2018 that publishes original research, systematic reviews, perspectives, and case studies at the intersection of blockchain, distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, and healthcare informatics. The journal operates on the open source Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project, with native features including DOI assignment via CrossRef, CrossMark version control, LOCKSS and Portico digital preservation, optional transparent peer review, and Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licensing. BHTY publishes three issues per year (April, August, December) and is indexed across 15+ databases including DOAJ, PubMed Central, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, achieving a Scopus Q3 ranking with a SCImago H-index of 12. The 2025 operational metrics are 34% acceptance rate, 26% desk rejection rate, 6 days to first editorial decision, and 112 days average to publication, with an editorial board of 100+ global experts and an author base where 61% are located outside the USA.

BHTY is published by Partners in Digital Health (PDH), a privately owned communications company founded in 2015 and operated by Founder, Owner and Publisher Tory Cenaj. PDH's Stamford, Connecticut headquarters (50 Glenbrook Road, Suite 4J) oversees editorial operations, while production is executed offshore by Datapage in India under Production Manager Preethi Jayendran; editorial processing is led by Managing Editor John Russo Jr., PharmD, with IT operations managed by Abid Siam. The journal monetizes through Article Processing Charges of $1,285 standard and $850 student, $350 post-publication change fees, advertising and reprint support, special editions and supplements, institutional Publisher Agreements, and revenue from the annual ConV2X (ConVerge2Xcelerate) conference series. The portfolio also includes the Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition and a podcast series produced in partnership with the Coalition for Decentralized Healthcare and Life Sciences (CDHLS). BHTY maintains memberships and compliance with COPE, ICMJE, WAME, DORA, the UN SDG Publisher's Compact, and CrossRef.

Name

Blockchain in Healthcare Today

Legal name

Blockchain in Healthcare Today

Website

https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blockchain in Healthcare Today is a peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal founded in 2018 that publishes research on blockchain, distributed ledger technology, and AI in healthcare, serving a global author and editorial community via quarterly issues and an annual conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay APC fees to publish accepted manuscripts. Standard rate is $1,285.00 USD for original research up to 10,000 words. Student rate is $850.00 USD for enrolled students as first/lead author. APC must be paid in full before publication and is invoiced at manuscript acceptance.
2. Post-Publication Changes: Flat fee of $350.00 USD is charged for any changes required post final galley approval, including update versions, corrections, errata, retractions, or changes to affiliations, graphs, or images.
3. Annual Conference Revenue: ConV2X (ConVerge2Xcelerate) annual conference generates revenue through registration fees, sponsorships, and grantor support. Proceedings are published as special journal issues.
4. Advertising and Support: Journal accepts commercial advertising support and reprints. Under no circumstance does commercial support impact editorial decisions for manuscript review or acceptance.
5. Special Editions and Supplements: Revenue from special or themed issues, supplements, meeting proceedings, and custom projects.
6. Publisher Agreements: Libraries and organizations can execute turnkey Publisher Agreements with BHTY to cover APC fees for students, faculty, and researchers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is an international open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal founded in 2018 that publishes original research, systematic reviews, clinical case studies, and perspectives on blockchain, distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, and platform-based digital infrastructures in healthcare and life sciences. It operates a fee-based publishing model charging Article Processing Charges (APCs), hosts the annual ConV2X (ConVerge2Xcelerate) symposium, and delivers content through the Open Journal Systems platform, multimedia podcast series, and the Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition under publisher Partners in Digital Health.

Product overview

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is a single scholarly journal published by Partners in Digital Health (PDH). It operates as an open access platform for peer-reviewed research at the intersection of blockchain, distributed ledger technology, and healthcare informatics. The portfolio includes the BHTY journal itself, the annual ConVerge2Xcelerate (ConV2X) conference series, the Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition, and the BHTY Podcast Series. The journal uses Open Journal Systems for manuscript submission and editorial workflow management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) Journal An international open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes original research, systematic reviews, case studies, perspectives, and editorials on blockchain, distributed ledger technology, AI, and decentralized digital infrastructure in healthcare and life sciences. Indexed in DOAJ, PubMed Central, Scopus, Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, and 15+ databases, with DOI assignment via CrossRef, CrossMark version control, optional Transparent Peer Review, and CC BY-NC 4.0 licensing. Authors, peer reviewers, libraries, and healthcare technology sponsors are the primary users.
• ConVerge2Xcelerate (ConV2X) Annual Symposium An annual in-person symposium produced by BHTY that convenes scientists, healthcare leaders, and breakthrough technology providers to share solutions on blockchain, AI, and decentralized technology in healthcare and life sciences. Generates registration, sponsorship, and grantor revenue, and publishes multimedia proceedings as BHTY special issues.
• BHTY Podcast Series A podcast series published as journal content exploring topics at the intersection of blockchain, AI, decentralized science (DeSci), and healthcare, including episodes on safe AI in healthcare and healthcare predictions. Distributed via RSS.com, the journal platform, YouTube, and other podcast feeds, produced in partnership with the Coalition for Decentralized Healthcare and Life Sciences (CDHLS).
• Open Journal Systems (OJS) Manuscript Submission and Editorial Management Platform The journal's manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial management system built on Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.22. Enables authors to submit manuscripts, track peer review status, and access published articles, and supports editors and reviewers in managing the end-to-end editorial workflow.
• Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition A pitch competition hosted by Partners in Digital Health as part of the ConV2X ecosystem, providing a platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to present healthcare technology solutions to investors, sponsors, and conference attendees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scopus Quartile (Q3) ranking and H-index of 12
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ConV2X Symposium Partners and SponsorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2026The annual ConVerge2Xcelerate (ConV2X) conference brings together healthcare leaders, scientists, and technology providers. Past sponsors include Avaneer Health, Boehringer Ingelheim, IEEE SA, and Kennesaw University. The symposium generates multimedia proceedings published as special issues in BHTY.
• Partners in Digital Health (PDH)coreOthersPDH is the parent company and publisher of BHTY, founded in 2015 and privately owned by Tory Cenaj. PDH publishes peer-reviewed journals and produces the ConV2X conference series and Innovation Ignition Pitch Competition.
• DatapageminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProduction services outsourced to Datapage, including production manager Preethi Jayendran handling article production and formatting.
• Coalition for Decentralized Healthcare and Life Sciences (CDHLS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHTY partnered with CDHLS to produce a podcast series exploring DeSci topics including Safe AI for Healthcare, healthcare predictions, and the intersection of AI, biotech, and decentralized systems.
• COVID-19 Healthcare CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHTY is a member of the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, contributing to collaborative efforts in healthcare technology response.
• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)minorOthersJournal is a member of COPE and follows its Code of Conduct, Best Practice Guidelines, and Retraction Guidelines for maintaining publication ethics standards.
• ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)minorOthersBHTY follows ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
• DORA (Declaration on Research Assessment)minorOthersJournal is a signatory of DORA, committed to responsible research assessment practices.
• UN SDG Publisher's CompactminorOthersBHTY publisher PDH is a signatory of the UN SDG Publisher's Compact, supporting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through open access publishing.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hindawi (Wiley): Large-scale OA publisher (now part of Wiley) with hundreds of peer-reviewed journals including health informatics titles. Comparable APC-driven model, though much broader scale and more recent reputational headwinds.
• JMIR Publications: Major digital health open access publisher (JMIR, JMIR mHealth, JMIR AI). Directly comparable as an OA peer-reviewed journal publisher focused on digital health and health technology, though with far broader scale and longer track record.
• Frontiers: Open access publisher with peer-reviewed journals across health, informatics, and technology. Comparable OA, APC-funded model with DOAJ/Scopus indexing, though with much broader scope and scale.
• MDPI: Large OA journal publisher running hundreds of peer-reviewed journals, including health informatics titles, funded primarily via APCs. Comparable on APC-driven publishing model and indexed peer review, but with vastly larger journal portfolio and scale.
• Elsevier Health Sciences: Largest scholarly publisher, operating journals such as International Journal of Medical Informatics and Journal of Biomedical Informatics. Comparable as the institutional incumbent that BHTY competes with for digital health research submissions.
• Springer Nature: Major scholarly publisher with Nature Portfolio and Adis titles covering digital health, AI in medicine, and health informatics. Comparable as a high-prestige publisher that could launch competing blockchain-in-healthcare special issues.
• PLOS (Public Library of Science): Pioneer OA publisher (PLOS ONE, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Digital Health). Highly comparable on open access model, peer review at scale, and digital health subject coverage, though with stronger brand and impact factors.

Direct peers

• PeerJ: Open access scholarly publisher focused on biological and computer sciences, using APC-based membership and per-article models. Closely comparable to BHTY in scale, APC funding model, and digital-first peer review approach.
• Dove Medical Press: Open access medical publisher with peer-reviewed journals across therapeutic areas and digital health. Comparable APC-funded OA model and indexing footprint, with similar mid-tier journal positioning.
• Telehealth and Medicine Today: Sister journal also published by Partners in Digital Health, focused on telehealth and digital medicine. Closest comparable as a sibling OA journal under the same publisher, sharing editorial workflows, APC model, and indexing strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BHTYJournal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@partnersindigitalhealth2287/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/BlockchainInHealthcareToday
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bhty-italian-chapter

Compliance10 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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