Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
CJC Open
ISSN 2589-790X · Elsevier · United States
CJC Open: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,715; median 76 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); 292 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CJC Open is published by Elsevier 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 Valve Diseases and Treatments, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CJC Open is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that disseminates new knowledge in cardiology and cardiovascular science. It is the preferred Canadian cardiovascular medicine open-access peer-reviewed publication publishing original reports of clinical and basic research relevant to cardiovascular medicine, as well as editorials, review articles, news and commentary features and case reports. It offers a unique category for case-based review articles and has an interest in sex and gender-based studies. CJC Open is an official journal of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and a companion title to the Canadian Journal of Cardiology and CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Michelle GrahamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 46, United States 3, Germany 1, Spain 1, Israel 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.2%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.6%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine7%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine6.1%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 244OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,425 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 163 | 11 |
| 2025 | 292 | 292 | 260 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 | 502 |
| 2023 | 171 | 171 | 831 |
| 2022 | 147 | 147 | 1,021 |
| 2021 | 211 | 211 | 2,280 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 116 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (424 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 2,715 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,420 / GBP 2,070 / JPY 321,240 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,965 | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- curbside consultsCurbside Consults is a subcategory of Review Articles.Length not stated
- editorialas one of the references in the paper. Editorials should be no more than 2000 words. No abstract should be provided for Editorials. Conflict ofmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorialsEditorials should be no more than 2000 words.Length not stated
- emerging evidenceEmerging Evidence are brief papers reporting the results of clinical or basic research that is more limited in scope (pilot data or proof of concept studies) bu…Length not stated
- original article.care-statement.org/resources/checklist Original Articles and Quality Improvement articles are generally limited to 5000 words. Rare exceptions to the word leng…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- original articlesOriginal Articles and Quality Improvement articles are generally limited to 5000 words.Length not stated
- quality improvement articlesOriginal Articles and Quality Improvement articles are generally limited to 5000 words.Length not stated
- reviewunsolicited articles are also welcome. Reviews should not exceed 7000 words. They should include a 250-word unstructured abstract. Wordmain text ≤ 7,000 words
- review articlesReviews should not exceed 7000 words.Length not stated
- study design papersStudy Design papers are generally limited to 5000 words.Length not stated
- systematic review/meta-analysis papersSystematic Review/Meta-analysis papers follow the same length and structure guidelines as Review articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work, AND (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, AND (3) final approval of the version to be submitted, AND (4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the wor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright reserved by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access journal Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access publication fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf (e.g. by their research funder or institution). Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind peer review process Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper, frequently under the direction of a section editor with expertise in the manuscript topic. The Editor is responsible for t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2589-790X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CJC Open
What CAS zone is CJC Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CJC Open 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CJC Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at CJC Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 43–116 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of CJC Open?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of CJC Open based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (46), United States (3) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CJC Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CJC Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is CJC Open open access, and what is the APC?
CJC Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,715.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .