Home›Search›Open Heart

Open Heart

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN2053-3624eISSN2053-3624

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 4.8. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.099

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

4.8

SNIPi

0.915

Total Worksi

1,968

Total Citationsi

31,175

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Open Heart is dedicated to publishing high quality, peer reviewed medical research in all disciplines and therapeutic areas of cardiovascular medicine. Research is published across all study phases and designs, from protocols to phase I trials to meta-analyses, including small or specialist studies. Opinionated discussions on controversial topics are welcomed. Open Heart is the open access companion to Heart and is an official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society .

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Frequencycontinuous publication

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,968

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2012

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate32%

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

LOCKSSScholars PortalPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2053-3624 / 2053-3624

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Scholars Portal, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

151

2.9k

2019

190

3.6k

2020

235

3.5k

2021

171

2.2k

2022

163

1.6k

2023

144

705

2024

244

487

2025

137

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)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCongenital Heart Disease StudiesAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCardiac Health and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Open Heart

Is Open Heart a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Open Heart?

Open Heart 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.8.

Is Open Heart indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Open Heart?

What is the acceptance rate of Open Heart?

Open Heart lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 32%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.