Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

European Heart Journal - Digital Health

ISSN 2634-3916 · Oxford University Press

European Heart Journal - Digital Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 50 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 118 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 151 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor50From the journal's website, 2025 value
CAS zoneZone 3 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Medicine
Review time118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 90 articles, last 24 months · PubMed
APCCharged, amount not publishedFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year1512025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

European Heart Journal - Digital Health is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are ECG Monitoring and Analysis, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The European Heart Journal – Digital Health (EHJ-DH) is an official, international, peer-reviewed journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), with a specific focus on digital health in cardiovascular medicine, connecting physicians, researchers, and allied health professionals. The Journal advances excellence in digital health through the publication of high-quality original research, reviews, points of view, images and short reports. The Journal also provides continuing education in digital health topics through its teaching series. Issues published per year: 10 Articles available: online only Access: fully open access Why Publish with EHJ-DH? Discover the top 5 reasons to submit your manuscript to the Journal. Journal objectives Research areas Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 5.3 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 5.3 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Impact Factor) 50/237 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 1.13 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 52/237 2025 Cited Half-Life 2.9 years 2025 Immediacy Index 1 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00344 2025 Article Influence Score 1.657 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 7.0 Cardiology And Cardiovascular Medicine (Rank by CiteScore) 68/409 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.468 About metrics Objectives of the Journal To advocate research and education in the field of digital health in cardiology To stimulate communication between key stakeholders, including researchers, health care providers, hospitals and patients To characterize the conditions for further implementation of digital health in daily cardiovascular clinical practice To champion digital health modifications that are beneficial to healthcare systems To foster debate and anticipate trends on important digital health issues To provide continuing education within the field of digital health cardiovascular care Research areas published in this Journal The Journal will consider manuscripts on topics including (but not limited to): Artificial intelligence Big data Clinical decision support Computer simulation Computer-assisted analysis Cybersecurity Deep learning Digital twin Electronic medical record In-Silico medicine Interoperability Machine learning Mobile apps Patient engagement Personalized health Precision medicine Regulatory affairs Remote consultation Signal processing Social media Software design System integration Virtual- and mixed- reality Virtual physiologic patient Disclaim

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Editor-in-chief Nico BruiningPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 30, United Kingdom 16, Germany 11, United States 10, Italy 6 (111 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine12.5%
  2. Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine8.3%
  3. Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine7%
  4. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine6.9%
  5. Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine5.8%
  6. Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.5%
  7. Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.3%
  8. Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science4.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 3
MinorCardiac & Cardiovascular SystemsZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 2
MinorCardiac & Cardiovascular SystemsZone 3

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) 2025
50Publisher website ·
5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
5.3Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
7LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher) 2025
7Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
1.54LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.47LetPub ·
h-index
37OpenAlex ·
i10-index
195OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
3.1OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
5.7%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
126LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 936 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026327327114
2025151151617
202498981,052
202382821,310
20221351351,393
20211271272,150

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

118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 167 days

Acceptance to online
median 32 days (90 articles)
Submission to online
median 156 days
Sample
90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (333 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Single 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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJEUR 3,169YesCC BY, CC BY-NC
OpenAlexEUR 3,296——
LetPubEUR 3,169Yes—

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)

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
Open access Open Access

OUP has Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for Open Access publication. This means authors from participating institutions can publish Open Access, and the institution will pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating

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
ISSN
2634-3916
Latest issue on the website
Volume 7, Issue 8 (October 2026)
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about European Heart Journal - Digital Health

What CAS zone is European Heart Journal - Digital Health in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Heart Journal - Digital Health is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of European Heart Journal - Digital Health?

The journal's website gives an impact factor of 50 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7, h-index 37.

How long does peer review take at European Heart Journal - Digital Health?

Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 90–167 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 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 - Digital Health based?

Of the 111 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (30), United Kingdom (16) and Germany (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index European Heart Journal - Digital Health?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Heart Journal - Digital Health is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is European Heart Journal - Digital Health open access, and what is the APC?

European Heart Journal - Digital Health 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .