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ESC Heart Failure

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN2055-5822eISSN2055-5822

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.403

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.135

Total Works

3,681

Total Citations

58,717

2yr Mean Citedness

4.17

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

ESC Heart Failure publishes research on the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of various forms of heart failure. Articles cover topics such as specific heart conditions like cardiac sarcoidosis and aortic stenosis, the impact of comorbidities like atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the effectiveness of interventions including transcatheter valve repair and vericiguat therapy. The journal also explores diagnostic tools like cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography, and the role of biomarkers and genetic testing in managing heart failure.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyThree Nos. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,681

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2055-5822 / 2055-5822

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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)

Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingDiabetes Treatment and ManagementAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiovascular and exercise physiologyAcute Myocardial Infarction Research