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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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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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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SJR Scorei

0.759

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.816

Total Worksi

1,928

Total Citationsi

16,453

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 221 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?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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

Articles published

Citations received

145

2.2k

2019

254

3.3k

2020

229

2.5k

2021

221

1.9k

2022

160

2023

250

839

2024

252

243

2025

111

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 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

Frequently asked questions about IJC Heart and Vasculature

Is IJC Heart and Vasculature a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IJC Heart and Vasculature: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IJC Heart and Vasculature?

IJC Heart and Vasculature 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 1.62.

Is IJC Heart and Vasculature indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IJC Heart and Vasculature is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IJC Heart and Vasculature?