European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Heart Failure Treatment and Management and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (EJCN) is an official, international, peer-reviewed, journal of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), an association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The Journal is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of cardiovascular care and the promotion of evidence-based clinical practice, working to improve the quality of nursing care for patients with cardiovascular disease. The Journal publishes original articles, literature reviews, research letters, discussion papers, and editorials in the broad field of cardiovascular nursing and care. Submitted papers must have relevance for the advancement of care for cardiovascular populations or they must address research methodologies that are relevant for this domain. The findings should be novel and the use of innovative research methods is preferred. The Journal publishes articles from different disciplines, such as nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, pharmacology, or nutrition, as long as the relevance for cardiovascular care is paramount. Basic science submissions are considered to be out of scope. Issues published per year: 8 Articles available: online only from January 2025 Access: subscription journal with optional open access Why Publish with EJCN? Discover the top 5 reasons to submit your manuscript to the Journal. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 5.4 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 4.7 Nursing (Rank by Impact Factor) 3/194 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Impact Factor) 47/237 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 1.3 Nursing (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 17/194 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 45/237 2025 Cited Half-Life 5.3 years 2025 Immediacy Index 2.1 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00382 2025 Article Influence Score 1.069 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 6.5 Medical And Surgical Nursing (Rank by CiteScore) 1/28 Advanced And Specialized Nursing (Rank by CiteScore) 3/73 Cardiology And Cardiovascular Medicine (Rank by CiteScore) 82/409 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.331 About metrics Disclaimer Unless otherwise expressly indicated, statements of fact and opinion in the articles in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing are those of the respective authors and contributors only and not of the Journal, the European Society of Cardiology, or Oxford University Press (OUP). Neither OUP, the European Society of Cardiology, nor

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS-NURSING

Editor-in-chief Philip MoonsPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 11, United States 10, Australia 9, Sweden 9, Canada 7 (73 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIESSCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

5.34LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

4.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

6.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

6.5Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

1.07LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.33LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

45LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

88OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,152OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.56OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

16.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

42.11%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

97LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

SAGE Publications Inc.

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

2002

ISSN

1474-5151

Electronic ISSN

1873-1953

Latest issue on the website

Volume 25, Issue 6 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website