The Haematologica Journal was founded in January 1920 by Adolfo Ferrata and Carlo Moreschi during one of their frequent visits to the famous Gambrinus Cafè in Naples. Adolfo Ferrata, after graduating from the University of Parma, became famous by discovering the Ferrata Phenomena, and with his publications gave birth to the Italian school of Hematology. Following his graduation, Carlo Moreschi was one of the students of the Nobel Laureate Camillo Golgi, and his studies represented the basis of the theory of the Wasserman reaction for syphilis.  The Journal, which has been edited in Pavia since 1924, has, over the years, specialized in the publication of studies of normal and pathological morphology of the blood and of the hematopoietic organs, and clinical case reports.  After a period of progressive decline, in 1973 Edoardo Storti became President of the Italian Society of Hematology and relaunched the Journal on both the national and international scene by establishing a large network of reviewers.  Later, in 1983, Prof. Storti set up the Fondazione Ferrata-Storti which became the new owner of the Journal.   Hence, from an Impact Factor of 0.46 in 1978, the Journal reached 6.671 in 2015, with 14110 citations and a ranking of 4th among international hematology journals.