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Netherlands Heart Journal

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1876-6250

SJR Q2✓ 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?

227

days submission → published

measured · last 6 articles · accept 171d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.79

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.69

Total Worksi

2,367

Total Citationsi

26,122

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The scope of the Netherlands Heart Journal is to contribute to the national and international literature by publishing scientific papers in the field of cardiovascular medicine. It also provides a platform for Continuing Medical Education for cardiologists and those in training for the speciality of cardiology in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Heart Journal is made available to cardiologists, cardiologists in training, cardiopulmonary surgeons, cardiopulmonary surgeons in training, internists and paediatric cardiologists. The journal is the official journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyEleven No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,367

Publisher OrgBohn Stafleu van Loghum

OA Since2013

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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

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-6250

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

139

1.7k

2019

146

1.4k

2020

122

741

2021

100

490

2022

362

2023

258

2024

121

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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Frequently asked questions about Netherlands Heart Journal

Is Netherlands Heart Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Netherlands Heart Journal: 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 Netherlands Heart Journal?

Netherlands Heart 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.70.

Is Netherlands Heart Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Netherlands Heart Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.