Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
EUROPACE
ISSN 1099-5129 · eISSN 1532-2092 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1999
EUROPACE: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.46; subscription journal; APC about USD 4,909; median 63 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1,191 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EUROPACE is published by Oxford University Press 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 Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, together about 62.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
EP - Europace - European Journal of Pacing, Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electrophysiology of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology. The journal aims to provide an avenue of communication of top quality European and international original scientific work and reviews in the fields of Arrhythmias, Pacing and Cellular Electrophysiology. The Journal offers the reader a collection of contemporary original peer-reviewed papers, invited papers and editorial comments together with book reviews and correspondence.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine22.7%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine20.2%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine19.5%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine10.2%
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic DisordersMedicine3.3%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine2.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine2.4%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine2.3%
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 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 |
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 2 |
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
- 9.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,474OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 198LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22,095 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,548 | 1,548 | 177 |
| 2025 | 1,191 | 1,191 | 2,301 |
| 2024 | 1,134 | 1,134 | 5,803 |
| 2023 | 1,203 | 1,203 | 8,485 |
| 2022 | 876 | 531 | 7,328 |
| 2021 | 900 | 576 | 9,347 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 83 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (638 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)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 4,344 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1099-5129
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-2092
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EUROPACE
What CAS zone is EUROPACE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EUROPACE is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 EUROPACE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.46; CiteScore 14.8, h-index 165.
How long does peer review take at EUROPACE?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 45–83 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index EUROPACE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EUROPACE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is EUROPACE open access, and what is the APC?
EUROPACE is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,909.
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: .