Journal profile · Peripheral Vascular Disease
Circulation
ISSN 0009-7322 · eISSN 1524-4539 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Weekly · Founded 1950
Circulation: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 40.29; hybrid open access; median 186 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 5,464 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Circulation is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Circulation publishes high-quality, rigorous research aimed at improving the health of individuals and populations at risk for, or living with, cardiovascular disease. The journal covers basic, translational, clinical, and population health research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Peripheral Vascular Disease
Editor-in-chief Bradley A. MaronPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.1%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine8.3%
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsMedicine7.8%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine5.7%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicine5.5%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 40.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 47.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 9.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 570LetPub ·
- h-index
- 852OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36,250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 261LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 128,160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,205 | 161 | 1,145 |
| 2025 | 5,464 | 264 | 8,815 |
| 2024 | 5,474 | 329 | 21,068 |
| 2023 | 5,434 | 407 | 40,308 |
| 2022 | 4,878 | 533 | 47,631 |
| 2021 | 4,989 | 609 | 60,291 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 228 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 62 days (15 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 263 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (11,151 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted4
- editorialSubmitted manuscripts are examined by the editorial staff and editors, and a decision is made whether to refer the manuscript for external peer review. In order…Length not stated
- frame of referenceThe editors of Circulation WILL consider pre-submission queries from authors interested in writing content for the Frame of Reference or State of the Art sectio…Length not stated
- original research articleCirculation will consider initial Original Research Article submissions that are not formatted according to Circulation style.Length not stated
- state of the artThe editors of Circulation WILL consider pre-submission queries from authors interested in writing content for the Frame of Reference or State of the Art sectio…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Peer review
Peer review plus AI-assisted scientific integrity assessments. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review and may undergo additional scientific integrity assessments, which may include expert evaluation and analytical tools using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify concerns related to originality, authorship, completeness, ethical conduct, or appropriate use of emerging technologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint posting is disclosed during submission. Model summary
Indicate if a version of the manuscript has been posted to a community preprint server.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trial registration required prior to patient enrollment per ICMJE definition. Model summary
All clinical trials should have been registered prior to patient enrollment. If your manuscript is considered a clinical trial per the ICMJE definition but has not been registered, it will not be considered for publication in the journal.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0009-7322
- Electronic ISSN
- 1524-4539
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Circulation
What CAS zone is Circulation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Circulation is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Peripheral Vascular Disease; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Circulation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 40.29; CiteScore 47.3, h-index 852.
How long does peer review take at Circulation?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 113–228 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Circulation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Circulation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Circulation open access, and what is the APC?
Circulation is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .