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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Houston Methodist Debakey Heart and Vascular Center · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1947-6108

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.604

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.783

Total Worksi

1,676

Total Citationsi

12,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine (miscellaneous); Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

Annual Volume~ 81 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,676

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~61 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPKP PNPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Houston Methodist Debakey Heart and Vascular Center

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1947-6108

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PKP PN, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

1.2k

2019

896

2020

617

2021

671

2022

436

2023

247

2024

174

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

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementHealth and Medical Research ImpactsMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCongenital Heart Disease Studies

Frequently asked questions about Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Is Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal?

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.604.

Is Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal?