Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
European Heart Journal-Case Reports
ISSN 2514-2119 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
European Heart Journal-Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 147 days to acceptance (138 articles, last 24 months); 668 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Heart Journal-Case Reports is published by Oxford University Press 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 Arrhythmias and Treatments and Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Heart Journal - Case Reports (EHJ – Case Reports) is an international, peer-reviewed, fully open access journal of the European Society of Cardiology. The Journal publishes high-quality, educationally valuable case reports, images, and quality improvement projects in all aspects of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The cases will be of interest to senior medical students and doctors during the early stage of their medical careers. Case reports from across the world will be considered. We are particularly interested in considering cases from resource restricted environments, where learning points relating to limited investigation or management choices may have important implications on a wider audience. EHJ – Case Reports' primary aim is to provide a publishing environment that promotes learning of junior cardiologists in regards to both the published content and the review and editorial process. The Journal operates with a mentorship scheme designed to develop junior reviewers and editors under the close guidance of experienced senior reviewers and editors. To learn more about the Journal’s educational programme, please read the following editorial: EHJ - Case Reports’ Educational Training Programme. As part of the ESC Journal Family, EHJ – Case Reports adheres to the highest of editorial standards, delivering rigorous and constructive peer review, and exposing authors to a global readership. Please read the Instructions to Authors for more information. EHJ – Case Reports is indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, and registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals. EHJ - Case Reports' mission is to improve cardiovascular care through experience and education. Issues published per year: 12 Articles available: online only Access: fully open access Why Publish with EHJ – Case Reports? Discover the top 5 reasons to submit your manuscript to the Journal. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 0.7 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 0.7 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Impact Factor) 207/237 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 0.17 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 214/237 2025 Cited Half-Life 3.6 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.2 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00294 2025 Article Influence Score 0.174 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 1.0 Cardiology And Cardiovascular Medicine (Rank by CiteScore) 319/409 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Philipp SommerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 9, Germany 9, Italy 9, Netherlands 2, Romania 2 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.8%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Pericarditis and Cardiac TamponadeMedicine7.5%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine6.5%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.2%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine5.8%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 528LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,785 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 726 | 726 | 54 |
| 2025 | 668 | 668 | 362 |
| 2024 | 685 | 685 | 816 |
| 2023 | 634 | 634 | 1,168 |
| 2022 | 529 | 529 | 1,602 |
| 2021 | 589 | 589 | 2,250 |
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
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (138 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 138 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,524 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | EUR 693 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 721 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 693 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Discounts
- 20
- Page charges
- USD 3,625
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case reportCase Reports EHJ-Case Reports encourages the submission of case reports that feature novel findings or new management strategies. Well written and illustrated r…main text ≤ 1,200 words · references ≤ 15
- case reportsCase Reports EHJ-Case Reports encourages the submission of case reports that feature novel findings or new management strategies.Length not stated
- correspondenceLetters to the Editor should focus on a specific article published in EHJ-Case Reports within the preceding 12 weeks. No original data may be included. Authors …main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 1
- editorialEditorial Comments may accompany any Case Report, Case Series or Grand Round article that has been published by EHJ-Case Reports in the past 12 months. These ar…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 20
- editorial commentEditorial Comments may accompany any Case Report, Case Series or Grand Round article that has been published by EHJ-Case Reports in the past 12 months.Length not stated
- images in cardiologyImages in Cardiology EHJ-Case Reports publishes excellent images of rare or typical cardiac conditions.Length not stated
- perspectiveCase Reports EHJ-Case Reports encourages the submission of case reports that feature novel findings or new management strategies. Well written and illustrated r…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship and Originality
Authorship All individuals listed as authors should qualify for authorship and should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. Each author included in the manuscript must meet ALL of the following conditions, as specified in the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME). To qualify as an aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Data citation policy Model summary
Availability of Data and Materials In most cases, articles published in EHJ-Case Reports describe clinical cases where all available data is presented within the manuscript. However, where papers published in EHJ – Case Reports report upon original or third-party data for their research results, authors are strongly encouraged, where ethically feasible, to make all data and software code on which …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
EHJ-CR and Oxford University Press are members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and follows the guidance provided in the COPE Core Practices. The Journal also subscribes to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. It is expected that all parties involved in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
EHJ-Case Reports is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access licence immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access licence. Details of the open access licences and open access charges. Journal (required) Please select Academic MedicineActa CytologicaActa HaematologicaAdaptationAestheti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review policy Model summary
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by the Editors and their associates. At this stage manuscripts may be returned to the authors without peer review if it is felt that they do not meet submission requirements, are not of high enough priority, or not relevant to the journal. This fast rejection process means that authors are given a quick decision and do not need to wait for the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and self-archiving
Preprints Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. At initial submission, authors should indicate if any preprint is available in a server or repository. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding the published paper’s DOI. For fu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Preprints and self-archiving
Preprints Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. At initial submission, authors should indicate if any preprint is available in a server or repository. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding the published paper’s DOI. For fu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines
Case reports, case series, grand round, and quality improvement projects/audit manuscripts should be accompanied by a reporting guideline checklist. For case reports and case series this is a CARE checklist. For audit/quality improvement manuscripts this is a SQUIRE Checklist. CARE checklist SQUIRE checklist In addition, authors should comply with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsi…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-2119
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Heart Journal-Case Reports
What CAS zone is European Heart Journal-Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Heart Journal-Case Reports 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 European Heart Journal-Case Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at European Heart Journal-Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 138 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 111–202 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
Where are the editorial board members of European Heart Journal-Case Reports based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), Germany (9) and Italy (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Heart Journal-Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Heart Journal-Case Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Heart Journal-Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
European Heart Journal-Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .