Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Blood Pressure
ISSN 1651-1999 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Blood Pressure: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.75; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; review about 34 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Blood Pressure is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For outstanding coverage of the latest advances in hypertension research, turn to Blood Pressure, a primary source for authoritative and timely information on all aspects of hypertension research and management. Features include: Physiology and pathophysiology of blood pressure regulation Primary and secondary hypertension Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular complications of hypertension Detection, treatment and follow-up of hypertension Non pharmacological and pharmacological management Large outcome trials in hypertension Blood Pressure is endorsed by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH). Blood Pressure is open for submission of the following types of articles: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Letters to the Editor and Case Reports. Editorials are in most cases written by the Editors or otherwise by invitation only. However, traditionally a special feature has been Personal Views, in which distinguished scientists present thoughts, views, debates and reviews that address important topics of great current interest; these may be submitted as Review Article with “Personal View” clearly marked as subtitle and in the cover letter. Blood Pressure has also published announcements of important hypertension meetings and occasionally short reports from Hypertension Societies world-wide; these may be submitted as Letters to the Editor. Other articles requiring extensive space, such as monographs, doctoral theses and congress transactions, may be published as supplements. *Please note that Blood Pressure converted to a fully Open Access journal beginning with Volume 31 (2022). The 1997-2021 volumes will be free to access from 1 January 2022. **Please note, from 2022 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Michel BurnierPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Switzerland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine31%
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionMedicine9%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine8.6%
- Sodium Intake and HealthNursing7.4%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine6.4%
- Renin-Angiotensin System StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine3.5%
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic DisordersMedicine2.8%
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 4 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics), CML Cardiology, CML Nephrology and Hypertension, ISI Alerting Services, Medical Documentation Service
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
- 2.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,017OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 481,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 73 | 32 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 157 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 290 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 297 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 373 |
| 2021 | 45 | 38 | 395 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (27% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | AUD 4,165 / EUR 2,875 / GBP 2,392 / USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,650 / GBP 2,085 / EUR 2,415 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Editorials
Article types accepted7
- case reportsBlood Pressure is open for submission of the following types of articles: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Letters to the Editor and Case Reports.Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials are in most cases written by the Editors or otherwise by invitation only.Length not stated
- letters to the editorBlood Pressure is open for submission of the following types of articles: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Letters to the Editor and Case Reports.Length not stated
- original research articlesBlood Pressure is open for submission of the following types of articles: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Letters to the Editor and Case Reports.Length not stated
- personal viewsHowever, traditionally a special feature has been Personal Views, in which distinguished scientists present thoughts, views, debates and reviews that address im…Length not stated
- review articlesBlood Pressure is open for submission of the following types of articles: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Letters to the Editor and Case Reports.Length not stated
- supplementsOther articles requiring extensive space, such as monographs, doctoral theses and congress transactions, may be published as supplements.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Blood Pressure is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with eas…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1651-1999
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Blood Pressure
What CAS zone is Blood Pressure in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Blood Pressure is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Blood Pressure?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.75; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Blood Pressure?
The publisher reports about 34 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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 Blood Pressure in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Blood Pressure based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Blood Pressure?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Blood Pressure is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Blood Pressure open access, and what is the APC?
Blood Pressure is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .