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Current Opinion in Cardiology

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States

ISSN0268-4705eISSN1531-7080

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.9

H-Index

101

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.736

Total Works

4,243

Total Citations

70,412

2yr Mean Citedness

1.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on cardiovascular diseases, including congenital heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. It covers interventional cardiology, surgical techniques like coronary artery bypass grafting, and the use of pharmacological agents such as statins and SGLT2 inhibitors. The scope also extends to diagnostic tools like echocardiography and artificial intelligence applications, as well as specific patient populations including adults with congenital heart disease and children with recurrent syncope.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,243

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0268-4705 / 1531-7080

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors