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Korean Circulation Journal

Korean Society of Cardiology · South Korea · Est. 1837

ISSN1738-5555

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.729

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.765

Total Works

2,758

Total Citations

26,009

2yr Mean Citedness

1.48

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on cardiovascular diseases, including research on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart failure, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and stroke. It covers topics such as risk markers, treatment outcomes, interventional procedures, and the impact of various therapies and patient characteristics on cardiovascular health, with a significant portion of the research originating from or pertaining to South Korea.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1837

Annual Volume~ 123 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,758

Publisher OrgKorean Society of Circulation

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

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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?

Korean Society of Cardiology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1738-5555

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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

Times cited

2019

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2022

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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 MedicineQ2

Internal MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCongenital Heart Disease Studies