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Vascular Health and Risk Management

Dove Medical Press Ltd. · New Zealand · Est. 2000

ISSN1176-6344eISSN1178-2048

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.913

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.308

Total Worksi

1,606

Total Citationsi

50,397

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Vascular Health and Risk Managementis an international, peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the maintenance of vascular health, disease prevention, risk factors, therapeutics, monitoring and risk management of vascular disease and its sequelae. The journal also seeks to address the association between lifestyle, hypertension, vascular biology, metabolic syndrome, obesity, aging, and vascular health & disease. The journal considers studies on drugs, drug design and development, and therapeutic use. Vascular Health and Risk Managementwill no longer consider meta-analyses and Mendelian Randomisation (MR) studies for publication. Specific topics covered by the journal include:• Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors• Management and monitoring of cardiovascular risk factors• Methods for arterial evaluation and risk factorsThe journal welcomes original research, clinical and epidemiological studies, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary.

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,606

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1176-6344 / 1178-2048

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

2.6k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.5k

2021

1.1k

2022

984

2023

243

2024

139

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

HematologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Scopus Categories

HematologyPharmacology (medical)Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementCardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionPeripheral Artery Disease ManagementAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchDiabetes Treatment and ManagementHeart Failure Treatment and Management

Frequently asked questions about Vascular Health and Risk Management

Is Vascular Health and Risk Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vascular Health and Risk Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Vascular Health and Risk Management?

Vascular Health and Risk Management is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.71.

Is Vascular Health and Risk Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vascular Health and Risk Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.