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International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences

Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia · Brazil · Est. 2010

ISSN2359-4802eISSN2359-5647

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total20

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.148

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.116

Total Works

1,159

Total Citations

3,634

2yr Mean Citedness

0.63

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Publish manuscripts about cardiovascular issues, emphasizing original manuscripts, covering epidemiology aspects, multidisciplinary studies, evaluations of health care quality, clinical study designs and single-center and multicenter studies, contributing to disseminating scientific production about cardiovascular sciences.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageEnglish, Portuguese

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,159

Publisher OrgSociedade Brasileira de Virologia

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~24 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

SciELOCLOCKSS Archive

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2359-4802 / 2359-5647

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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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

SciELO, CLOCKSS Archive

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Portuguese

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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 MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiac Health and Mental HealthCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiovascular Effects of Exercise