Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
ISSN 2223-3652 · eISSN 2223-3660 · AME Publishing Company · China
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.17; fully open access; APC about USD 1,900; median 109 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy is published by AME Publishing Company 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 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (Print ISSN: 2223-3652; Online ISSN: 2223-3660; Cardiovasc Diagn Ther; CDT) is an open access, peer-reviewed, international English-language journal, publishing articles related to cardiovascular medicine and surgery. It was launched in December 2011 as a quarterly publication and has been published bimonthly since February 2014.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine11.7%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine8.3%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine7.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine7.5%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine5.2%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
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
- 2.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 508OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,276 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 145 |
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | 173 |
| 2024 | 109 | 109 | 408 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90 | 623 |
| 2022 | 85 | 85 | 867 |
| 2021 | 170 | 170 | 2,725 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 53 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (233 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 1,900 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND |
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
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted20
- art and medicine2.12 Art and MedicineLength not stated
- brief report2.7 Brief ReportLength not stated
- case reportManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Keywords Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgroun…Length not stated
- case seriesCase Series 2,500 max. Structured with Background, Case Description, and Conclusions; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- clinical practice guidelineClinical Practice Guideline No limit Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- clinical practice review-Clinical Practice Review 6,000 max. Unstructured; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- editorial commentary2.10.2 Editorial CommentaryLength not stated
- expert consensusExpert Consensus No limit Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- images in clinical medicine2.8 Images in Clinical MedicineLength not stated
- letter to the editor2.11 Letter to the EditorLength not stated
- literature reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Keywords Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgroun…Length not stated
- mini-review-Mini-Review 3,000 max. Unstructured; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- narrative/literature review-Narrative/Literature Review 6,000 max. Structured with Background and Objective, Methods, Key Content and Findings, and Conclusions; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- original articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Keywords Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgroun…Length not stated
- reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Keywords Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgroun…Length not stated
- review articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Keywords Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgroun…Length not stated
- scoping review-Scoping Review 6,000 max. Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; 200–350 wordsLength not stated
- study protocol2.9 Study ProtocolLength not stated
- surgical technique2.6 Surgical TechniqueLength not stated
- systematic reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Keywords Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgroun…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship 3.2 Authorship and Author contributions
3.2.1 AuthorshipAuthors should meet all four of the ICMJE’s authorship criteria listed below for authorship (1):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
ICMJE, COPE, WAME Model summary
CDT adheres to the ICMJE’s Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals (1), COPE’s Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (2), and WAME’s policy (3) for generating this author instruction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
For specifications, please refer to: https://cdt.amegroups.org/page/about/copyright-and-permission
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
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
- AME Publishing Company
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2223-3652
- Electronic ISSN
- 2223-3660
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
What CAS zone is Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.17; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 82–130 days). 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 Diagnosis and Therapy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; 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.
Which databases index Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .