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Heart Rhythm

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1946

ISSN1547-5271eISSN1556-3871
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.643
H-Indexi
194
SNIPi
1.803
Total Worksi
19,415
Total Citationsi
284,039
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.19
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
4
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1946
FrequencyMonthly, Except June And August.
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications19,415
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1547-5271 / 1556-3871
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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
392
11k
2019
403
11k
2020
1.6k
7k
2021
1.5k
5.1k
2022
1.8k
3.7k
2023
2.4k
5.7k
2024
2.4k
2.5k
2025
2.4k
273
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
Physiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasECG Monitoring and AnalysisCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseIon channel regulation and functionCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

Frequently asked questions about Heart Rhythm

Is Heart Rhythm a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Heart Rhythm: 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 Heart Rhythm?

Heart Rhythm 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 1.19.

Is Heart Rhythm indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Heart Rhythm is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Heart Rhythm?

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology (medical).

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