Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart India
ISSN 2321-449X · eISSN 2321-6638 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Heart India: fully open access; APC about USD 600; median 26 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heart India is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Coronary Artery Anomalies, together about 20.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Alok Kumar SinghPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.4%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.8%
- Coronary Artery AnomaliesMedicine6.7%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.4%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.4%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.4%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 509 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 12 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 21 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
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 Crossref · to
26 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 20 days – 40 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 77 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 110 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (90 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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 600 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 600 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2321-449X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2321-6638
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heart India
How long does peer review take at Heart India?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 26 days (interquartile range 20–40 days); authors report an average review time of about 27 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 Heart India based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Heart India?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heart India is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Heart India open access, and what is the APC?
Heart India is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .