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Heart International

Touch Medical Media · Italy · Est. 1984

ISSN2036-2579eISSN2036-2579

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.817

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.624

Total Worksi

323

Total Citationsi

2,594

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Heart International is a peer-reviewed, free-to-access journal specializing in the publication of balanced and comprehensive review articles written by leading authorities to address the most important and salient developments in the field of cardiovascular disease. The aim of these reviews is to break down the high science from ‘data-rich’ primary papers and provide practical advice and opinion. To further encourage discussion and learning, original research articles are welcomed across the clinical landscape, including observational, real-world and health outcomes studies. Editorials, commentaries and practice pearl articles are also featured. The journal is of interest to clinicians, healthcare professionals and researchers as it provides practical advice relevant to the everyday clinical setting regarding the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, congenital diseases, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypertension, imaging, stroke, thrombosis, and the use of cardiac devices, electrophysiology and interventional cardiology.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyBi-annual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications323

Publisher OrgWichtig

OA Since2005

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~7 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

Portico.org

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Touch Medical Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2036-2579 / 2036-2579

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico.org

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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

2019

113

2020

101

2021

191

2022

120

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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction Research

Frequently asked questions about Heart International

Is Heart International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Heart International: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Heart International?

Heart International 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 1.84.

Is Heart International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Heart International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Heart International?

How much does it cost to publish in Heart International?

Heart International is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.