Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Archivos de cardiología de México
ISSN 1405-9940 · eISSN 1665-1731 · Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignazio Chavez · Mexico
Archivos de cardiología de México: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 156 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archivos de cardiología de México is published by Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignazio Chavez 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 Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archivos de Cardiología de México es el Órgano Oficial del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, a la Sociedad Mexicana de Cardiología y a SIBIC-Internacional. Es una publicación trimestral, open access, que tras una revisión por pares doble ciego, publica artículos originales, revisiones, cartas al editor y secciones especiales relacionadas con aspectos básicos, epidemiológicos, quirúrgicos y clínicos en el área de la cardiología, en idiomas español e inglés.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 5, Chile 2, Colombia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine8.6%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine7.9%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine5.4%
- Coronary Artery AnomaliesMedicine5.2%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
,, 1405-9940, 1665-1731, Permanyer México SA de CV, revisión por pares doble ciego, Archivos de Cardiología de México, http://archivoscardiologia.comPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 89 | 2 |
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | 11 |
| 2024 | 117 | 117 | 31 |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | 111 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 103 |
| 2021 | 130 | 130 | 284 |
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 Crossref · to
156 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 211 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 156 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 320 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (235 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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9
- artículo de investigación originalArtículo de investigación originalLength not stated
- artículos de opiniónArtículos de opiniónLength not stated
- artículos de revisiónArtículos de revisiónLength not stated
- artículos especialesArtículos especiales*Length not stated
- cartas al editorCartas al editorLength not stated
- cartas científicasCartas científicasLength not stated
- editoriales y comentarios editorialesEditoriales* y Comentarios editoriales*Length not stated
- imágenes en cardiologíaImágenes en CardiologíaLength not stated
- reporte de casoReporte de casoLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
Los trabajos enviados deberán acompañarse de una carta firmada por todos los autores del trabajo en la que se haga constar que este no ha sido publicado con anterioridad ni se ha enviado simultáneamente a otra revista, que no existe conflicto de intereses y, en caso de ser aceptada, que ceden los derechos de autor a los Archivos de Cardiología de México. Las opiniones contenidas en el artículo son…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Esta es una publicación open access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignazio Chavez
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1405-9940
- Electronic ISSN
- 1665-1731
- Society / sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archivos de cardiología de México
What CAS zone is Archivos de cardiología de México in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archivos de cardiología de México 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.
How long does peer review take at Archivos de cardiología de México?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 156 days (interquartile range 93–211 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Archivos de cardiología de México?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Archivos de cardiología de México based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (5), Chile (2) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archivos de cardiología de México?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archivos de cardiología de México is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archivos de cardiología de México open access, and what is the APC?
Archivos de cardiología de México is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .