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IJC Heart and Vasculature

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland · Est. 2014

ISSN2352-9067eISSN2352-9067

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.792

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.816

Total Works

1,928

Total Citations

16,453

2yr Mean Citedness

1.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on cardiovascular diseases, focusing on diagnostic markers, treatment outcomes, and risk stratification. Studies investigate conditions such as arteriosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, coronary microvascular dysfunction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. The scope includes the evaluation of various diagnostic tools like CAVI, CT scans, FFR, and cardiac MRI, as well as the assessment of therapeutic interventions including radiofrequency ablation, septal myectomy, minimally invasive valve surgery, and pharmacological treatments. Research also explores the impact of patient characteristics like age, sex, and obesity on cardiovascular health and treatment efficacy.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 219 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,928

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-9067 / 2352-9067

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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, 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

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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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies