Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
European Heart Journal
ISSN 0195-668X · eISSN 1522-9645 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1980
European Heart Journal: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 43.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,922; median 176 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 12.5%; 6,121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Heart Journal 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 Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Heart Journal is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal dealing with cardiovascular medicine. It is an official journal of the European Society of Cardiology and is published weekly. The European Heart Journal aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews. In addition it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including education issues. In addition to publishing original papers on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine and surgery, the journal also features reviews, clinical perspectives, ESC Guidelines, and editorial articles about recent developments in cardiology as well as encouraging correspondence from its readers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine10%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine8.4%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine8.1%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.3%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine5.7%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine5%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
- 43.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 35.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 9.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 265LetPub ·
- h-index
- 459OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,903OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 345LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 70,263 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 728 | 215 | 912 |
| 2025 | 6,121 | 792 | 10,890 |
| 2024 | 4,813 | 2,529 | 25,031 |
| 2023 | 4,330 | 4,042 | 37,313 |
| 2022 | 4,048 | 2,622 | 37,878 |
| 2021 | 4,379 | 2,786 | 69,836 |
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
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 216 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,308 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 12.5%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 5,240 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0195-668X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-9645
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Heart Journal
What CAS zone is European Heart Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Heart Journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 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 European Heart Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 43.84; CiteScore 35.9, h-index 459.
How long does peer review take at European Heart Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 113–242 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 12.5%”. 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 European Heart Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Heart Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Heart Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Heart Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,922.
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: .