Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Acta Cardiologica Sinica
ISSN 1011-6842 · Republic of China Society of Cardiology · TAIWAN · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Acta Cardiologica Sinica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.86; subscription journal; median 137 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 58 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Cardiologica Sinica is published by Republic of China Society of Cardiology and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Cardiologica Sinica welcomes all the papers in the fields related to cardiovascular medicine including basic research, vascular biology, clinical pharmacology, clinical trial, critical care medicine, coronary artery disease, interventional cardiology, arrythmia and electrophysiology, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and heart failure, valvular and structure cardiac disease, pediatric cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and so on. We received papers from more than 20 countries and areas of the world. Currently, 40% of the papers were submitted to Acta Cardiologica Sinica from Taiwan, 20% from China, and 20% from the other countries and areas in the world. The acceptance rate for publication was around 50% in general.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.8%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.9%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine6.9%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Coronary Artery AnomaliesMedicine5.6%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
137 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (196 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Republic of China Society of Cardiology
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 1011-6842
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Cardiologica Sinica
What CAS zone is Acta Cardiologica Sinica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Cardiologica Sinica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Cardiologica Sinica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.86; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Acta Cardiologica Sinica?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 137 days (interquartile range 82–206 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Cardiologica Sinica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Cardiologica Sinica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Cardiologica Sinica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Cardiologica Sinica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .