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Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1557-3117

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.336

H-Indexi

183

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.058

Total Worksi

30,009

Total Citationsi

288,563

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation is an official publication of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. It provides scholarly information in the field of cardiopulmonary transplantation, mechanical and biological support of the failing heart, and advanced lung disease.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyMonthly, 1996-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications30,009

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 Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-3117

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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

1.5k

11k

2019

1.6k

9.7k

2020

1.7k

15k

2021

1.7k

5.7k

2022

1.6k

3.7k

2023

1.8k

2.4k

2024

2.1k

955

2025

1.9k

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

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

TransplantationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemRespiratory SystemSurgeryTransplantation

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryTransplantationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesViral Infections and Immunology ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsOrgan and Tissue Transplantation ResearchHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Is Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation: 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 Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation?

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 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 0.69.

Is Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.