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Cardiology Journal

Via Medica · Poland · Est. 1959

ISSN1897-5593eISSN1898-018X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.676

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.804

Total Worksi

1,949

Total Citationsi

18,509

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cardiology Journal is a scientific, peer-reviewed journal covering a broad spectrum of topics in cardiology. The journal has been published since 1994 and over the years it has become an internationally recognized journal of the cardiological and medical community. This growing interest in Cardiology Journal is mostly due to constantly increasing quality of original papers submitted to the journal from all-over-the-world. The scope of the journal covers a broad spectrum of topics in the field of cardiology with the primary focus on innovation and technology applied to cardiovascular medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,949

Publisher OrgVia Medica

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PORTICO

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Via Medica

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1897-5593 / 1898-018X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

PORTICO

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

104

2019

190

2.2k

2020

176

1.4k

2021

120

679

2022

414

2023

147

2024

116

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

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 pacing and defibrillation studiesCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasHeart Failure Treatment and Management

Frequently asked questions about Cardiology Journal

Is Cardiology Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cardiology Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Cardiology Journal?

Cardiology 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 0.79.

Is Cardiology Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cardiology Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.