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Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia · Portugal

ISSN0870-2551eISSN2174-2030

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.4

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.515

Total Works

2,600

Total Citations

12,436

2yr Mean Citedness

0.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure management, mechanical circulatory support for heart transplantation, the effectiveness of medications like digoxin, and the treatment of arrhythmias. It also covers topics such as the cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy drugs and outcomes related to aortic valve disease.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal

Primary LanguageEnglish, Portuguese

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 158 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,600

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~36 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0870-2551 / 2174-2030

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Portuguese

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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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 MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies