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Vascular Health and Risk Management

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

ISSN1176-6344eISSN1178-2048

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.826

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.308

Total Works

1,606

Total Citations

50,397

2yr Mean Citedness

1.71

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Vascular Health and Risk Management is 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 and vascular health & disease. The journal will consider studies on drugs, drug design and development, and therapeutic use. The journal welcomes original research, clinical and epidemiological studies, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / 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?

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?

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?

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

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

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

HematologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

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