Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
ISSN 2058-5225 · eISSN 2058-1742 · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ENGLAND
European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.47; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,591; median 88 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); 174 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes is published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Heart Failure Treatment and Management, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (EHJ-QCCO) is an official, peer-reviewed journal of the European Society of Cardiology with a close alliance to the European Heart Health Institute (EHHI) publishing cardiovascular outcomes research. Mission Statement The objective of the EHJ-QCCO is to advance innovative research in cardiovascular health and disease outcomes, with implications for the organisation of the cardiovascular care. A central aim is to inform and shape effective policy strategies—such as national screening programmes, tobacco control policies, salt reduction initiatives, healthy environmental promotion, and equitable access to preventive care—while driving the practical application of evidence-based interventions through implementation science. We actively seek research that evaluates health policies, economic implications, and cost-effectiveness, supporting decision-makers in translating research into sustainable public health and clinical practices. Our audience includes researchers, clinicians, data scientists, and policymakers dedicated to improving cardiovascular outcomes through robust policy and implementation initiatives. The journal prioritises the publications of scientific contributions in: Epidemiology and population health, focusing on cardiometabolic risk factors in community settings The impact of healthcare delivery on cardiovascular outcomes within health systems and communities Cardiovascular disease prevention, including clinical trials, community interventions, and implementation science Issues published per year: 8 Articles available: online only from January 2025 Access: subscription with optional open access Why Publish with EHJ-QCCO? Discover the top 5 reasons to submit your manuscript to the Journal. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 5.6 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 5.2 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Impact Factor) 44/237 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 1.26 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 46/237 2025 Cited Half-Life 3.7 years 2025 Immediacy Index 2.2 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00546 2025 Article Influence Score 1.79 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 10.0 Health Policy (Rank by CiteScore) 12/330 Cardiology And Cardiovascular Medicine (Rank by CiteScore) 36/409 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.672 About metrics Disclaimer Unless otherwise expressly indicated, statements of fact and opinion in the articles in E
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Massimo PiepoliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Italy 14, United Kingdom 12, United States 7, Canada 3, Mainland China 2 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine12.2%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine8.7%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine8.1%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7.6%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine6%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine6%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine5.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 5.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 44Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 411OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 103LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,073 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 151 | 51 | 103 |
| 2025 | 174 | 66 | 551 |
| 2024 | 107 | 72 | 862 |
| 2023 | 74 | 65 | 1,129 |
| 2022 | 91 | 55 | 1,417 |
| 2021 | 102 | 63 | 2,050 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 120 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 82 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (419 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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,062 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- cohort profileCohort Profile—Maximum Word Count: 2000Length not stated
- correspondenceOriginal Article—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Review—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Cohort Profile—Maximum Word Count: 2000 Rapid Communication—Maximum Word Count: 1000 C…references ≤ 6
- editorialOriginal Article—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Review—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Cohort Profile—Maximum Word Count: 2000 Rapid Communication—Maximum Word Count: 1000 C…references ≤ 6
- esc official outputESC Official OutputLength not stated
- highlights and meeting reportsHighlights and Meeting Reports—Maximum Word Count: 1000Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe article types accepted by the Journal are listed below. All word counts are exclusive of references, figure legends, tables, the title page, and the abstrac…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Review—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Cohort Profile—Maximum Word Count: 2000 Rapid Communication—Maximum Word Count: 1000 C…figures and tables ≤ 6 · references ≤ 6
- rapid communicationOriginal Article—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Review—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Cohort Profile—Maximum Word Count: 2000 Rapid Communication—Maximum Word Count: 1000 C…references ≤ 6
- reviewOriginal Article—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Review—Maximum Word Count: 5000 Cohort Profile—Maximum Word Count: 2000 Rapid Communication—Maximum Word Count: 1000 C…main text ≤ 5,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 6 · references ≤ 50
- systematic reviewThe article types accepted by the Journal are listed below. All word counts are exclusive of references, figure legends, tables, the title page, and the abstrac…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship 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 (ICMJE). To qualify as an author, the in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare any conflicts of interest. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ascertain any conflicts of interest from co-authors and declare these at the point of submission. Any potential conflict of interest that might constitute an embarrassment to any of the authors if it were not to be declared and were to emerge after publication should be declared. A detailed def…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Encourages data and software code sharing. Model summary
Where ethically feasible, EHJ-QCCO strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Member of COPE, follows COPE Core Practices guidance. Model summary
EHJ-QCCO 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 (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. It is expected that all parties involved …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
EHJ-QCCO offers authors the option of publishing under a standard licence or an open access licence. Some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. Authors should clarify any requirements with their funder or institution. In signing a standard licence to publish the corresponding author (on behalf of all authors) grants an exclusive licence to the European Society of Cardi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Initial editorial review; manuscripts may be returned without peer review. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted 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 wai…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and Redundant Publication
COPE defines plagiarism as ‘when somebody presents the work of others (data, words or theories) as if they were his/her own and without proper acknowledgement’. COPE defines redundant publication as ‘when a published work (or substantial sections from a published work) is/are published more than once (in the same or another language) without adequate acknowledgment of the source/cross-referencing/…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints and Self-Archiving
Preprints allowed; do not prevent submission. Model summary
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 full details…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Preprints and Self-Archiving
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 full details…
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 UNIV PRESS
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2058-5225
- Electronic ISSN
- 2058-1742
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
What CAS zone is European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.47; CiteScore 10, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 57–120 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (14), United Kingdom (12) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes open access, and what is the APC?
European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,591.
Sources and updates
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