Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart International
ISSN 1826-1868 · eISSN 2036-2579 · Touch Medical Media · United Kingdom
Heart International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 48 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Retired journals: European Journal of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology is now archived and no longer receiving submissions. All articles published in the journal will remain fully searchable through our website and archived here. ISSN: 2058-3877 DOI: doi.org/10.17925 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heart International is published by Touch Medical Media and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Heart International is a peer-reviewed, free-to-access journal specializing in the publication of balanced and comprehensive review articles written by leading authorities to address the most important and salient developments in the field of cardiovascular disease. The aim of these reviews is to break down the high science from ‘data-rich’ primary papers and provide practical advice and opinion. To further encourage discussion and learning, original research articles are welcomed across the clinical landscape, including observational, real-world and health outcomes studies. Editorials, commentaries and practice pearl articles are also featured. Please note that Heart International no longer accepts case reports. The journal is of interest to clinicians, healthcare professionals and researchers as it provides practical advice relevant to the everyday clinical setting regarding the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, congenital diseases, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypertension, imaging, stroke, thrombosis, and the use of cardiac devices, electrophysiology and interventional cardiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Camp HillPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine8.8%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine8%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine5.6%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 73 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 131 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 202 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 108 |
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
48 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 34 days – 70 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 69 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (25 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,900 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice
touchCARDIO aims to publish unbiased, balanced reviews and studies. Authors should adhere to the journal’s publication ethics and malpractice statement, which can be found here: Publication ethics and malpractice statement: Publication ethics and malpractice statement Links to the latest good publication guidelines can be found below: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Good…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
Authors transfer the copyright of the article to Touch Medical Media, who publish the article as free-to-access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer reviewed, free-to-access publication Model summary
Articles undergo a strict, double-blind peer review, conducted by at least two independent experts in the field. The publisher will aim to notify authors of the peer review decision through Editorial Manager within 3-4 weeks of submission.
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
- Touch Medical Media
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1826-1868
- Print ISSN
- 2058-3877
- Electronic ISSN
- 2036-2579
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heart International
What CAS zone is Heart International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Heart International is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Heart International?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Heart International?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 48 days (interquartile range 34–70 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Heart International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heart International is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Heart International open access, and what is the APC?
Heart International 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, Publisher website, 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: .