Home›Search›Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2006

ISSN1874-1924eISSN1874-1924

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total53

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

193

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 98d

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4 · Scopus CiteScore 1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.138

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

SNIPi

0.132

Total Worksi

360

Total Citationsi

6,903

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal is an open-access journal which publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, case studies, short communications/letters and guest-edited thematic issues on the understanding of scientific advances in the field of cardiovascular medicine, written and reviewed by globally recognized experts. Manuscripts on range of topics including cardiac and circulatory system disorders, heart failure, cardiac surgery and pharmacological treatment, arrhythmias, pacing and cellular electrophysiology, atrial fibrillation, vascular and lymphatic research and other related fields are considered for publication. The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of cardiovascular medicine published continuously by Bentham Open.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Frequencycontinuously

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications360

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bentham Science Publishers

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1874-1924 / 1874-1924

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular DiseasesBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Frequently asked questions about Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Is Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal a predatory journal?

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal?

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.

Is Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.