Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Global Heart
ISSN 2211-8160 · eISSN 2211-8179 · Elsevier Science & Technology · United Kingdom
Global Heart: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.31; fully open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 138 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Heart is published by Elsevier Science & Technology 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 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Heart offers a forum for dialogue and education on research, developments, trends, solutions and public health programs related to the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide, with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Manuscripts should address not only the extent or epidemiology of the problem, but also describe interventions to effectively control and prevent CVDs and the underlying factors. The emphasis should be on approaches applicable in settings with limited resources. Economic evaluations of successful interventions are particularly welcome. We will also consider negative findings if important. While reports of hospital or clinic-based treatments are not excluded, particularly if they have broad implications for cost-effective disease control or prevention, we give priority to papers addressing community-based activities. We encourage submissions on cardiovascular surveillance and health policies, professional education, ethical issues and technological innovations related to prevention. Global Heart is particularly interested in publishing data from updated national or regional demographic health surveys, World Health Organization or Global Burden of Disease data, large clinical disease databases or registries. Systematic reviews or meta-analyses on globally relevant topics are welcome. We will also consider clinical research that has special relevance to LMICs, e.g. using validated instruments to assess health-related quality-of-life in patients from LMICs, innovative diagnostic-therapeutic applications, real-world effectiveness clinical trials, research methods (innovative methodologic papers, with emphasis on low-cost research methods or novel application of methods in low resource settings), and papers pertaining to cardiovascular health promotion and policy (quantitative evaluation of health programs.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Appointed Articles LatestPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting13.9%
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsMedicine8.2%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.6%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.4%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine4.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 521OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 106LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,781 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 36 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 452 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | 1,664 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 776 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 1,676 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 1,834 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 218 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (210 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 5 weeksLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,300 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Science & Technology
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2211-8160
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-8179
- Society / sponsor
- World Heart Federation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Heart
What CAS zone is Global Heart in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Heart is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Global Heart?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.31; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Global Heart?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 97–218 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
Which databases index Global Heart?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Heart is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Heart open access, and what is the APC?
Global Heart is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .