Journal profile
Folia Cardiologica
ISSN 2353-7752 · eISSN 2353-7760 · Via Medica sp. z.o.o. VM Group Via Medica · Poland
Folia Cardiologica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folia Cardiologica is published by Via Medica sp. z.o.o. VM Group Via Medica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The “Folia Cardiologica” journal is a scientific and educational bimonthly targeted at both young and experienced cardiologists and internists, cardiology fellows, and medical students interested in cardiology. The journal publishes original clinical and experimental papers, interesting reviews of an educational nature, and case reports. The “Young Cardiology” section presents interesting original papers, the first author of which is younger than 35 years of age.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Beata Wożakowska-KapłonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 22, United States 2, Italy 2, Argentina 2, Serbia 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine10%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine9.2%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.2%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.7%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.5%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, Arianta, Index Copernicus, Polska Scientific Bibliography / Polindex, Polska Bibliografia Naukowa (PBN), Polish Medical Library (GBL), ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources), Urlichs' Periodicals DirectoryPublisher 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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 42 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 61 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 59 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 67 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 68 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- PLN 800
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
- Not considered
- basic science research
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
The Editor is responsible for everything published in the journal. The Editor takes all reasonable steps to ensure the quality of the material published. The Editor’s decision to accept or reject a paper for publication is based only on the paper’s importance, originality, clarity and the study’s relevance to the remit of the journal. The description of peer review process is published and clarifi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Publisher, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to publish any data…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
For articles that are freely accessible (open access), the journal provides online access to the content in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. This license permits the distribution, presentation, and performance of the work solely for non-commercial purposes and requires that it be kept in its original form (no …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal are evaluated as to whether they present scientific / educational merit within the announced topic. Received manuscripts are initially examined by the Journal editors. Manuscripts with insufficient priority for publication are rejected. Incomplete submissions or manuscripts not prepared in the required style are sent back to the authors without …
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
- Via Medica sp. z.o.o. VM Group Via Medica
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Polish, English
- ISSN
- 2353-7752
- Electronic ISSN
- 2353-7760
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folia Cardiologica
How long does peer review take at Folia Cardiologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Folia Cardiologica based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (22), United States (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Folia Cardiologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Cardiologica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Folia Cardiologica open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Cardiologica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .