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JACC: Heart Failure

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN2213-1787

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

4.036

H-Indexi

138

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.786

Total Worksi

2,948

Total Citationsi

81,769

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

JACC: Heart Failure publishes important findings on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and care of heart failure patients. The journal primarily focuses on research topics in heart failure, internal medicine, cardiology, and intensive care medicine. It features original studies and experimental research with clinical implications for better patient outcomes.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,948

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-1787

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

204

8.6k

2019

193

7.5k

2020

173

4.3k

2021

167

3.7k

2022

358

4.6k

2023

309

2.4k

2024

431

1.1k

2025

163

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

Frequently asked questions about JACC: Heart Failure

Is JACC: Heart Failure a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JACC: Heart Failure: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JACC: Heart Failure?

JACC: Heart Failure 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 3.48.

Is JACC: Heart Failure indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JACC: Heart Failure is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.