Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
ASAIO Journal
ISSN 1058-2916 · eISSN 1538-943X · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
ASAIO Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 512 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ASAIO Journal is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ASAIO Journal is in the forefront of artificial organ research and development. On the cutting edge of innovative technology, it features peer-reviewed articles of the highest quality that describe research, development, the most recent advances in the design of artificial organ devices and findings from initial testing. Bimonthly, the ASAIO Journal features state-of-the-art investigations, laboratory and clinical trials, and discussions and opinions from experts around the world. The official publication of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Editor-in-chief Mark SlaughterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering29.7%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine12.7%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine9.2%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine4.6%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine3.7%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine3.6%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine3.4%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine3.3%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transplantation | 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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transplantation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL · rank 89/130
- JCR Q2 · TRANSPLANTATION · rank 14/30
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,294OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 179LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 622 | 52 | 54 |
| 2025 | 512 | 64 | 396 |
| 2024 | 491 | 70 | 1,204 |
| 2023 | 648 | 64 | 1,219 |
| 2022 | 477 | 59 | 2,673 |
| 2021 | 334 | 65 | 5,093 |
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)
- 4–8 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1058-2916
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-943X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ASAIO Journal
What CAS zone is ASAIO Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ASAIO Journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / Transplantation. 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 ASAIO Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at ASAIO Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
What JCR quartile is ASAIO Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL Q3 (89/130), TRANSPLANTATION Q2 (14/30). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index ASAIO Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ASAIO Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ASAIO Journal open access, and what is the APC?
ASAIO Journal is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .