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Heart Lung and Circulation

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1444-2892
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.649
H-Indexi
78
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.755
Total Worksi
23,807
Total Citationsi
63,136
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.30
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1998
FrequencyBimonthly, 2006-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications23,807
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

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1444-2892
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
1.3k
4.2k
2019
1.3k
3.6k
2020
1k
2.4k
2021
976
1.6k
2022
1.3k
1.3k
2023
1.6k
790
2024
1.5k
347
2025
309
43
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.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCongenital Heart Disease Studies

Frequently asked questions about Heart Lung and Circulation

Is Heart Lung and Circulation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Heart Lung and Circulation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Heart Lung and Circulation?

Heart Lung and Circulation 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 0.30.

Is Heart Lung and Circulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Heart Lung and Circulation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Heart Lung and Circulation?

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref