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Hypertension

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1524-4563

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.788

H-Index

366

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.101

Total Works

25,029

Total Citations

1,217,931

2yr Mean Citedness

2.56

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Hypertension publishes original research articles, clinical studies, review articles, case reports, and perspectives on primary and secondary hypertension mechanisms and pathophysiology, novel diagnostic techniques and biomarkers, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches, cardiovascular risk assessment and management, hypertension in special populations, resistant and refractory hypertension management, digital health and telemedicine applications in hypertension care, and population health and epidemiological studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyMonthly, <Jan. 1986->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,029

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1524-4563

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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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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Internal MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Scopus Categories

Internal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesHormonal Regulation and HypertensionRenin-Angiotensin System StudiesNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlSodium Intake and HealthCardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionBirth, Development, and HealthEicosanoids and Hypertension PharmacologyPregnancy and preeclampsia studies