Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 2149-2263 · eISSN 2149-2271 · Kare Publishing · TURKEY
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.14; fully open access; APC about USD 600; review about 12 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 178 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology is published by Kare Publishing 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 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It publishes original research related to clinical, experimental and basic sciences on cardiology, editorial comments, reviews covering current issues, educational articles, scientific letters, case reports, letters to the editor, original images, articles on history of medicine and publication ethics, diagnostic puzzles, and interviews deemed appropriate for the purposes and scope of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Türkiye 74, United States 12, United Kingdom 5, Italy 4, Germany 2 (108 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine7.6%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine7.4%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.6%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine4.4%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.14LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 628OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,534 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 107 | 4 |
| 2025 | 178 | 178 | 121 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | 362 |
| 2023 | 166 | 166 | 721 |
| 2022 | 190 | 190 | 757 |
| 2021 | 161 | 161 | 869 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 600 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 / USD 600 / USD 500 / USD 300 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- case reports2. Case ReportsLength not stated
- meta-analyses1. Research Articles, Review Articles, and Meta-AnalysesLength not stated
- research articles1. Research Articles, Review Articles, and Meta-AnalysesLength not stated
- review articles1. Research Articles, Review Articles, and Meta-AnalysesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics: COPE Model summary
Sanctions will be imposed in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
License: CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
Author(s) publishing with the journal their work licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
The journal is an open access journal and all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: double-blinded Model summary
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology is published in accordance with the principles of independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints allowed Model summary
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology welcomes the submission of manuscripts that have been previously deposited on a recognized non-commercial preprint server.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Kare Publishing
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2149-2263
- Electronic ISSN
- 2149-2271
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
What CAS zone is Anatolian Journal of Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 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 Anatolian Journal of Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.14; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Anatolian Journal of Cardiology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Anatolian Journal of Cardiology based?
Of the 108 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (74), United States (12) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Anatolian Journal of Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anatolian Journal of Cardiology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Anatolian Journal of Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .