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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1476-7120eISSN1476-7120

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ 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?

146

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 98d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.43

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.767

Total Worksi

932

Total Citationsi

23,695

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine (miscellaneous); Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications932

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSBritish Library; National Library of the Netherlands; Library of CongressPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1476-7120 / 1476-7120

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, British Library; National Library of the Netherlands; Library of Congress, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

806

2019

677

2020

578

2021

217

2022

127

2023

2024

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.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Frequently asked questions about Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Is Cardiovascular Ultrasound a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cardiovascular Ultrasound: 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 Cardiovascular Ultrasound?

Cardiovascular Ultrasound 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 1.57.

Is Cardiovascular Ultrasound indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cardiovascular Ultrasound is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cardiovascular Ultrasound?