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Heart Rhythm

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1946

ISSN1547-5271eISSN1556-3871

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.643

H-Indexi

194

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.803

Total Worksi

19,415

Total Citationsi

284,039

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1547-5271 / 1556-3871

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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

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

6.8k

2021

1.5k

4.9k

2022

1.8k

3.5k

2023

2.4k

5.3k

2024

2.4k

2.1k

2025

2.3k

136

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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?