Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Circulation Journal
ISSN 1346-9843 · eISSN 1347-4820 · Japanese Circulation Society · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 2002
Circulation Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.5; fully open access; review about 1.6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 275 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Circulation Journal is published by Japanese Circulation Society 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 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Circulation publishes original research manuscripts, review articles, and other content related to cardiovascular health and disease, including observational studies, clinical trials, epidemiology, health services and outcomes studies, and advances in basic and translational research.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine8.8%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine8.7%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine8.2%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine8.2%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine6.2%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.1%
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 |
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 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
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,983OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 226LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 189 | 189 | 60 |
| 2025 | 275 | 275 | 887 |
| 2024 | 258 | 258 | 1,431 |
| 2023 | 297 | 297 | 2,368 |
| 2022 | 268 | 268 | 2,363 |
| 2021 | 444 | 444 | 4,520 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1.6 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Japanese Circulation Society
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1346-9843
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-4820
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Circulation Journal
What CAS zone is Circulation Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Circulation Journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Circulation Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.5; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 146.
How long does peer review take at Circulation Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.6 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 Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Circulation Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Circulation Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Circulation Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .