Journal profile · Peripheral Vascular Disease
American Journal of Hypertension
ISSN 0895-7061 · eISSN 1941-7225 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1988
American Journal of Hypertension: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,814; median 101 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 243 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Hypertension is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Hypertension is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scientific inquiry of the highest standards in the field of hypertension and related cardiovascular disease. The journal publishes high-quality original research and review articles on basic sciences, molecular biology, clinical and experimental hypertension, cardiology, epidemiology, pediatric hypertension, endocrinology, neurophysiology, and nephrology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Peripheral Vascular Disease
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine26.6%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine8.9%
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionMedicine8.1%
- Sodium Intake and HealthNursing6.8%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine6%
- Renin-Angiotensin System StudiesMedicine5.8%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine3.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127LetPub ·
- h-index
- 184OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,773OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 157LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 32 | 21 |
| 2025 | 243 | 104 | 458 |
| 2024 | 157 | 123 | 762 |
| 2023 | 122 | 100 | 793 |
| 2022 | 144 | 125 | 1,384 |
| 2021 | 195 | 122 | 2,746 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 140 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (372 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,814 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0895-7061
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-7225
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Hypertension
What CAS zone is American Journal of Hypertension in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Hypertension is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Peripheral Vascular Disease. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Hypertension?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.87; CiteScore 6, h-index 184.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Hypertension?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 49–140 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 American Journal of Hypertension?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Hypertension is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Hypertension open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Hypertension is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,814.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .