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Journal of the American Heart Association

American Heart Association Inc. · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN2047-9980eISSN2047-9980

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.03

H-Indexi

193

SNIPi

1.671

Total Worksi

12,145

Total Citationsi

380,875

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

Annual Volume~ 1,218 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,145

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Heart Association Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2047-9980 / 2047-9980

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, 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

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

935

41k

2019

1.1k

46k

2020

1.2k

35k

2021

23k

2022

18k

2023

1.3k

14k

2024

1.3k

5.4k

2025

909

614

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Heart Association

Is Journal of the American Heart Association a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American Heart Association: 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 the American Heart Association?

Journal of the American Heart Association 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 4.45.

Is Journal of the American Heart Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American Heart Association is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the American Heart Association?