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Global Heart

Elsevier Science & Technology · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN2211-8179

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

1.063

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.115

Total Works

3,748

Total Citations

24,934

2yr Mean Citedness

5.74

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Global Heart publishes research on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and related conditions, including their prevention, management, and impact on public health. The journal addresses risk factors such as adiposity, air pollution, hypertension, and insulin resistance, and explores interventions like digital health, tele-education, and non-physician healthcare worker management. It also covers specific conditions like rheumatic heart disease, Chagas cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and ST-elevation myocardial infarction, with a focus on global health disparities and outcomes in various geographic regions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyFour Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,748

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPKP PNCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Science & Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-8179

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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, PKP PN, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Community and Home CareQ1

EpidemiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyCommunity and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyCardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthCardiac Health and Mental HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments