Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
European Journal of Heart Failure
ISSN 1388-9842 · eISSN 1879-0844 · Oxford University Press · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
European Journal of Heart Failure: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,300; median 60 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 367 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2026, European Journal of Heart Failure is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://academic.oup.com/eurjhf Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Heart Failure 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 Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of Heart Failure, the journal of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of heart failure management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine25.2%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine17.4%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine7.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine4.1%
- Cardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingMedicine3.6%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine3.5%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine3.4%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering3.4%
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
- 10.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119LetPub ·
- h-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,840OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 204LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,091 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,856 | 171 | 290 |
| 2025 | 367 | 256 | 2,146 |
| 2024 | 449 | 400 | 5,444 |
| 2023 | 375 | 346 | 6,998 |
| 2022 | 371 | 231 | 10,318 |
| 2021 | 334 | 295 | 12,454 |
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
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 27 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (815 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)
- 25%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 | USD 5,300 / EUR 4,440 / GBP 3,460 | — | — |
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
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1388-9842
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-0844
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Heart Failure
What CAS zone is European Journal of Heart Failure in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Heart Failure 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 Journal of Heart Failure?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.51; CiteScore 19.7, h-index 224.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Heart Failure?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 27–100 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Journal of Heart Failure?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Heart Failure is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Heart Failure open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Heart Failure is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .