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Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 1999

ISSN2008-6830

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.393

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.468

Total Worksi

534

Total Citationsi

4,895

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications534

Publisher OrgTabriz University of Medical Sciences

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2008-6830

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

730

2019

434

2020

473

2021

196

2022

177

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 MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCongenital Heart Disease StudiesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research

Is Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research?

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research 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 0.80.

Is Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research?