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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN1532-6551

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.768

H-Indexi

111

SNIPi

0.611

Total Worksi

10,234

Total Citationsi

99,125

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is devoted to the subspecialty of nuclear cardiology. Physicians and technologists value the journal for its peer-reviewed articles.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,234

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-6551

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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

429

4.9k

2019

447

3.6k

2020

441

2.5k

2021

282

1.7k

2022

217

835

2023

286

735

2024

329

345

2025

126

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

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Is Journal of Nuclear Cardiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Nuclear Cardiology: 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 Nuclear Cardiology?

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 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 1.25.

Is Journal of Nuclear Cardiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.