Pulse

Karger Publishers · Switzerland · Est. 2013

eISSN2235-8668

✓ WOS ESCI✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

226

Total Citationsi

4,875

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pulse is an interdisciplinary journal for basic and clinical vascular research, publishing findings and hypotheses related to the entire spectrum of vascular research. This includes arterial stiffness, pulsatile hemodynamics, vascular biomechanics, vascular diseases, pulsatile phenomena, precision medicine, and the cardiovascular system.

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications226

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Karger Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2235-8668

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlHuman auditory perception and evaluationCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesPeripheral Artery Disease ManagementCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesHemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy

Frequently asked questions about Pulse

Is Pulse a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pulse: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Pulse?

Pulse 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 1.78.

Is Pulse indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pulse is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.