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American Heart Journal

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1826

ISSN1097-6744

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.039

H-Index

298

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.176

Total Works

40,887

Total Citations

1,080,378

2yr Mean Citedness

2.23

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Heart Journal considers for publication suitable articles on topics pertaining to the broad discipline of cardiovascular disease. Its goal is to provide readers with primary investigation, scholarly review, and opinion concerning the practice of cardiovascular medicine.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1826

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications40,887

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-6744

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCongenital Heart Disease Studies