Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging
ISSN 1941-9651 · eISSN 1942-0080 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2008
Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.03; hybrid open access; median 153 days to acceptance (43 articles, last 24 months); 174 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging 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 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Essential coverage of all aspects of cardiovascular imaging to improve diagnostic accuracy and advance clinical practice
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Robert J. GroplerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine19.1%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine14%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.1%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine4.7%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.3%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine4%
- Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicine3.5%
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 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 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 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
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
- 9.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,963 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 21 | 73 |
| 2025 | 174 | 57 | 593 |
| 2024 | 193 | 64 | 1,338 |
| 2023 | 157 | 80 | 2,022 |
| 2022 | 150 | 113 | 1,819 |
| 2021 | 192 | 98 | 2,977 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (43 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 192 days
- Sample
- 43 articles with submission and acceptance dates (328 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1941-9651
- Electronic ISSN
- 1942-0080
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging
What CAS zone is Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging / Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; 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-Cardiovascular Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.03; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 159.
How long does peer review take at Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 43 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 112–191 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks. 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-Cardiovascular Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .