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International Journal of Heart Failure

Korean Society of Heart Failure · South Korea · Est. 2014

ISSN2636-1558

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 57d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

1.545

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.39

Total Worksi

193

Total Citationsi

1,796

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications193

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society of Heart Failure

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2636-1558

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

PMC

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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

129

2019

595

2020

272

2021

230

2022

466

2023

144

2024

2025

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

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesDiabetes Treatment and ManagementTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesAmyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, OutcomesCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Heart Failure

Is International Journal of Heart Failure a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Heart Failure: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Heart Failure?

International Journal of Heart Failure is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.545.

Is International Journal of Heart Failure indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Heart Failure is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Heart Failure?