Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
ISSN 0174-1551 · eISSN 1432-086X · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1978
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,490; median 35 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 379 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology is published by Springer US 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 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Vascular Procedures and Complications and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CVIR is a peer-reviewed (double-blinded) scientific journal that publishes clinical and laboratory investigations, scientific papers, technical notes, case reports, review articles, editorials, commentaries and articles on cutting-edge technologies in the field of cardiovascular and interventional radiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Tiago Bilhim LisbonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine9.3%
- Vascular Procedures and ComplicationsMedicine8.4%
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine6.3%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions6.3%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.4%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 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
- 3.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 197LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,871 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 314 | 126 | 115 |
| 2025 | 379 | 136 | 874 |
| 2024 | 296 | 104 | 1,302 |
| 2023 | 298 | 117 | 1,814 |
| 2022 | 319 | 108 | 2,901 |
| 2021 | 292 | 101 | 3,199 |
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
35 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 12 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 50 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 4,490 / EUR 3,690 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- text parts as supplementary material
Article types accepted7
- case reportManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
- commentaryManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
- editorialManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
- letter to the editorManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
- protocolManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
- review articleManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
- short communicationManuscript Type descriptions Following manuscript types can be submitted to CVIR: Clinical Investigation Laboratory Investigation Scientific Paper (Other) Revie…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Instructions for complying with Ethical Standards
Please include a separate section called “Compliance with Ethical Standards” at the end of your Title Page. Please always include each type of statement as well as the exact statement order and wording as described below for the five disclosure statements. Please always add all five statements, even if one or more are not applicable. 1. Funding (must be included): “This study was funded by X (gran…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0174-1551
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-086X
- Society / sponsor
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
What CAS zone is CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. 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 CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.36; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 35 days (interquartile range 12–162 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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 are the manuscript requirements of CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Which databases index CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,490.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .