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Heart and Vessels

Springer · Japan · Est. 1900

ISSN1615-2573

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.494

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.621

Total Works

4,121

Total Citations

53,947

2yr Mean Citedness

1.23

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Heart and Vessels provides a forum of original ideas, excellent methods, and fascinating techniques on cardiovascular disease fields. Official Journal of the Sakakibara Heart Foundation. Welcomes contributions from those engaged in practical medicine, as well as from those involved in basic research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

Annual Volume~ 140 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,121

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1615-2573

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemPeripheral Vascular Diseases

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies