Journal profile · Peripheral Vascular Disease
Circulation Research
ISSN 0009-7330 · eISSN 1524-4571 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1953
Circulation Research: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.88; hybrid open access; median 170 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 800 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Circulation Research 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 electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Ion channel regulation and function and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Circulation Research, The premier international journal in basic and translational cardiovascular biology and source for the most revolutionary research in the field
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Peripheral Vascular Disease
Editor-in-chief Jane E. FreedmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine12.3%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine6.3%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine6.2%
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMedicine6.2%
- Congenital heart defects researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Cardiac Ischemia and ReperfusionMedicine5%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
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 | Hematology | 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 | Hematology | 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 | Hematology | 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
- 17.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 306LetPub ·
- h-index
- 510OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16,247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,594 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 259 | 130 | 294 |
| 2025 | 800 | 178 | 3,123 |
| 2024 | 730 | 195 | 7,179 |
| 2023 | 835 | 244 | 9,216 |
| 2022 | 683 | 249 | 16,690 |
| 2021 | 578 | 272 | 21,854 |
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
170 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,106 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1953
- ISSN
- 0009-7330
- Electronic ISSN
- 1524-4571
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Circulation Research
What CAS zone is Circulation Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Circulation Research is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Hematology / 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 Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.88; CiteScore 24.8, h-index 510.
How long does peer review take at Circulation Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 170 days (interquartile range 102–231 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Circulation Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Circulation Research open access, and what is the APC?
Circulation Research 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: .