Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 0828-282X · eISSN 1916-7075 · Elsevier Inc. · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 1985
Canadian Journal of Cardiology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.47; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,710; median 65 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 896 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Cardiology is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 21.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology (CJC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that disseminates new knowledge in cardiology and cardiovascular science. It is the preferred Canadian cardiovascular medicine peer-reviewed publication publishing original reports of clinical and basic research relevant to cardiovascular medicine, as well as practice guidelines, editorials, review articles, news and commentary features and case reports. The CJC is an official journal of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and a companion title to CJC Open and CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Stanley NattelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 0%); most named Canada 172, United States 21, United Kingdom 7, Netherlands 4, Japan 3 (228 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9.1%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine6.5%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.5%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine5%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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
- 5.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,600OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 238LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,060 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 370 | 102 | 61 |
| 2025 | 896 | 202 | 513 |
| 2024 | 696 | 474 | 1,747 |
| 2023 | 867 | 291 | 2,386 |
| 2022 | 559 | 279 | 3,171 |
| 2021 | 576 | 108 | 5,906 |
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
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 77 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (986 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
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 3,710 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,970 / JPY 460,150 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,000 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- ccs guidelinesCCS Guidelines are papers arisingLength not stated
- editorialnal and its readership. Length for both Editorials and Viewpoint papers should generally be no more than 2000 words. No abstract should be provided for Editoria…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorials and viewpoint papersLength for both Editorials and Viewpoint papers should generally be no more than 2000 words. No abstract should be provided for Editorials; Viewpoint articles s…Length not stated
- methods in cardiovascular research and practiceThis category will include reviews of important current methods as well as newly developed techniques and approaches.Length not stated
- original paperigure legends, unless stated otherwise. Original Papers (Clinical and Basic Research) are generally limited to 6000 words, including all elements (title page, s…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- original papers (clinical and basic research)Original Papers (Clinical and Basic Research) are generally limited to 6000 words, including all elements (title page, structured abstract, text, references, ta…Length not stated
- reviewunsolicited articles are also welcome. Reviews should not exceed 8000 words including all elements (title page, abstract, text, referenmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articlesReviews should not exceed 8000 words including all elements (title page, abstract, text, references, tables, and figure legends). They should include a 250-word…Length not stated
- study designCJC publishes Study Design papers that deal with studies incorporating novel design or organization elements, or that examine questions of major importance and/…Length not stated
- systematic review/meta-analysisSystematic Review/Meta-analysis papers follow the same length and structure guidelines as Review articles, except that their abstract should be structured (Back…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative ai in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Elsevier recognizes the potential of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI Tools”), when used responsibly, to help researchers work efficiently, gain critical insights fast and achieve better outcomes. Increasingly, these tools, including AI agents and deep research tools, ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work, AND (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, AND (3) final approval of the version to be submitted, AND (4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the wor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal offers authors a choice in publishing their research: open access and subscription.For subscription articlesUpon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright to the CCS by completing a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (for more information on this and copyright, see https://www.elsevier.com/copyright). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirmin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
English language only Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
single blind review process Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper, frequently under the direction of a section editor with expertise in the manuscript topic. The Editor is responsible for t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0828-282X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1916-7075
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Cardiology
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Cardiology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.47; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 134.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 32–102 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Canadian Journal of Cardiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Canadian Journal of Cardiology based?
Of the 228 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 0%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (172), United States (21) and United Kingdom (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Cardiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,710.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .