Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Current Opinion in Cardiology
ISSN 0268-4705 · eISSN 1531-7080 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Current Opinion in Cardiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Opinion in Cardiology is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Opinion in Cardiology is a bimonthly publication offering a unique and wide ranging perspective on the key developments in the field. Each issue features hand-picked review articles from our team of expert editors. With fourteen disciplines published across the year – including arrhythmias, molecular genetics, HDL cholesterol and clinical trials – every issue also contains annotated reference detailing the merits of the most important papers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Subodh VermaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7.2%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine6.2%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine4.9%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine4.8%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine4.7%
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: yes
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS · rank 151/237
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,683OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 72 | 14 | 145 |
| 2024 | 78 | 14 | 349 |
| 2023 | 91 | 16 | 558 |
| 2022 | 64 | 14 | 439 |
| 2021 | 105 | 20 | 1,588 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
- ISSN
- 0268-4705
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-7080
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Cardiology
What CAS zone is Current Opinion in Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Opinion in Cardiology 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 Current Opinion in Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Current Opinion in Cardiology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 JCR quartile is Current Opinion in Cardiology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Q3 (151/237). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Current Opinion in Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Opinion in Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Opinion in Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Opinion in Cardiology 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .