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Journal of Hypertension

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1927

ISSN1473-5598

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.069

H-Indexi

236

SNIPi

1.634

Total Worksi

40,022

Total Citationsi

528,798

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Peripheral Vascular Diseases; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1927

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications40,022

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1473-5598

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

7.8k

2019

460

9.8k

2020

1.7k

5.3k

2021

1.2k

3.7k

2022

2.5k

6.6k

2023

1.6k

2024

1.1k

587

2025

881

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 MedicineQ1

Internal MedicineQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologyInternal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesCardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionHormonal Regulation and HypertensionHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlSodium Intake and HealthRenin-Angiotensin System StudiesCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsNutritional Studies and Diet

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hypertension

Is Journal of Hypertension a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hypertension: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Hypertension?

Journal of Hypertension 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 0.58.

Is Journal of Hypertension indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hypertension is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Hypertension?