Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cardiology
ISSN 0008-6312 · eISSN 1421-9751 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1970
Cardiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.92; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 123 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cardiology is published by S. Karger AG 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, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1937, Cardiology provides a forum for scientific progress in the prevention, recognition, and treatment of heart disease. Bridging clinical, preclinical, and translational research, the contents include original research articles, topical reviews, and expert opinion commentaries. Sections such as “Coronary Artery Disease”, “Imaging”, “Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia”, or “eCardiology/Digital Health” highlight the wide variety of subspecialty areas covered and feature new developments in noninvasive and invasive diagnostic methods, epidemiology, as well as pharmacological, preventive, and mechanical/surgical therapies. Cardiology publishes articles relevant to cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, internists, clinical physiologists, pharmacologists, and professionals from other areas of medicine interested in cardiovascular diseases. Note that submissions describing basic research should have a translational focus.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Dan AtarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine9.3%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine7.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
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
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
- 1.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,259OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 25 | 19 |
| 2025 | 115 | 32 | 115 |
| 2024 | 116 | 60 | 303 |
| 2023 | 97 | 45 | 446 |
| 2022 | 73 | 35 | 511 |
| 2021 | 110 | 35 | 976 |
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
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (260 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0008-6312
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9751
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 151, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cardiology
What CAS zone is Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, 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 Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.92; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 82–175 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23.7%. 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.
Which databases index Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Cardiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .