Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Heart Vessels and Transplantation
ISSN 1694-7886 · eISSN 1694-7894 · Center for Scientific Research and Development of Education. · Kyrgyzstan
Heart Vessels and Transplantation: impact factor 0.14 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 350; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 83 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heart Vessels and Transplantation is published by Center for Scientific Research and Development of Education.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Heart, Vessels and Transplantation is an international, English language, double-blind peer-reviewed journal on adult and pediatric cardiovascular surgery and transplantation, cardiology and all relevant disciplines, including thoracic and abdominal surgery, vascular diseases, internal medicine, imaging, public health, and continuous medical education. It is an independent international journal and is published 4 times per year in print and electronically (article are also published ahead of print).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Gulmira KudaiberdievaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, Italy 5, Ukraine 3, United Kingdom 2, Brazil 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.7%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine8.1%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.5%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine6.1%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.6%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.3%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, Scilit
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)
- 0.14Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 4 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | 20 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 37 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 35 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 34 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 25 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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 350 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 350 | No | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted20, with length limits
- brief reportidentifies patients in the case report. Brief reports: Brief report should be limited by 1200 words and 10 references, 2 tables and 1 figure. It should containmain text ≤ 1,200 words
- brief reportsbrief reports with announcement of randomized studies and their designLength not stated
- case reportORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE CASE REPORT BRIEF REPORT REVIEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IMAGE EDITORIALS LETTER TO THE EDITOR MISCELLANEOUS DEBATES QUIZ NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT P…Length not stated
- clinical case reportsclinical case reports shedding light and experience on the management issues of rare and challenging casesLength not stated
- conference paperORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE CASE REPORT BRIEF REPORT REVIEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IMAGE EDITORIALS LETTER TO THE EDITOR MISCELLANEOUS DEBATES QUIZ NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT P…Length not stated
- editorialresearch work published in the journal. Editorial article is limited by 1200 words and 15 references, and presented in following format: titlemain text ≤ 1,200 words
- editorials and letter to the editorseditorials and letter to the editors with critical appraisal/discussion of the published research articles, case reports and brief reportsLength not stated
- guidelinesguidelines, images, interviews, historical notes, innovative or new technologies and patentsLength not stated
- heart diseasesHEART DISEASES articles on cardiovascular diseases and broader disciplinesLength not stated
- letter to the editorst are also considered for publication. Letter to the editor should not exceed 1000 words and have no more than 10 references and include title, authmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original research articletion number provided in the manuscript. Original research articles should not exceed 5000 words and number or references limited to 40. The manuscript shoumain text ≤ 5,000 words
- perspectiveAiperi Toktosunova, Medet T. Beishenkulov Published: 30/05/2022 DOI: 10.24969/hvt.2022.317 Page(s): 56-68 Full Text | PDFLength not stated
- protocolORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE CASE REPORT BRIEF REPORT REVIEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IMAGE EDITORIALS LETTER TO THE EDITOR MISCELLANEOUS DEBATES QUIZ NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT P…Length not stated
- public health and education projects summarypublic health and education projects summary on issues relevant to cardiovascular surgery, cardiology, internal medicine and all relevant disciplinesLength not stated
- reports with preliminary research resultsreports with preliminary research resultsLength not stated
- researchRESEARCH experimental and clinical research articles, reviews, case reports, brief reports, imagesLength not stated
- reviewvalid for all types of articles below. Reviews: Review articles should not exceed 6000 words and limited by 70 references. Review articles should summarmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviews (invited and unsolicited)reviews (invited and unsolicited) with summary and critical analysis of contemporary evidenceLength not stated
- systematic reviewORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE CASE REPORT BRIEF REPORT REVIEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IMAGE EDITORIALS LETTER TO THE EDITOR MISCELLANEOUS DEBATES QUIZ NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT P…Length not stated
- transplantationTRANSPLANTATION cardiovascular surgery, surgery and transplantationLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of artificial intelligence (AI) -assisted technologies
Authors must declare use of AI-assisted technology in manuscript preparation; AI cannot be listed as author; AI-generated content cannot be used as a source in references. Model summary
Authors should declare if they used and how they used AI -assisted technology (such Large Language Models (LLM, chatbots (ChatGPT) and image creators) in preparation of their manuscript: f.e. ChatGPT in writing manuscripts and image creators for in creating or editing pictures, figures and other media.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest declaration required using ICMJE form. Model summary
Authors are required to declare if any financial or material support was received for study, if there is any conflict of interest – please fill and sign the ICMJE form available in Authors` Corner and return to editorial office
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data sharing
Authors should declare if they would share data on request and provide contact and conditions. Model summary
Authors should declare if they would share data on request and provide contact and conditions. All patients information as name, surnames should be concealed,
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations:
Plagiarism and duplicate publication check using Crossref/iThenticate Similarity check software. Model summary
Author should seek the approval of institutional or local, national ethics review boards of the study protocol and the statement on compliance of planning, conducting, presenting human research and procedures used in the study are in accordance with Helsinki declaration as revised 2024 (https://www.wma.net/) should appear in the methods section of the research articles and brief reports.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer and agreement form required after acceptance. Model summary
Authors are required to submit filled and signed the copyright transfer and agreement form to the editorial office of Heart, Vessels and Transplantation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review:
Double-blind peer review by editors and external international reviewers (usually 2, 3rd invited in case of disparate opinions). Model summary
Articles submitted to the journal undergo unbiased double-blind (authors`, editors`, reviewers` names or their institutions, cities and countries of origin are not disclosed in articles, all authors, editors, reviewers participating in peer-review process are blinded ) review by editors and external international reviewers (usually 2, but in case of disparate opinions 3rd reviewer is invited) expe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Cover letter required stating originality and sole submission; optional reviewer suggestions. Model summary
Authors are required to submit a letter along with their manuscript stating that manuscript is original work, not under consideration in other journals, is solely being submitted to Heart, Vessels and Transplantation journal
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
- Center for Scientific Research and Development of Education.
- Country or region
- Kyrgyzstan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1694-7886
- Electronic ISSN
- 1694-7894
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Heart Vessels and Transplantation
What is the impact factor of Heart Vessels and Transplantation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.14; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at Heart Vessels and Transplantation?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Heart Vessels and Transplantation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Heart Vessels and Transplantation based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), Italy (5) and Ukraine (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Heart Vessels and Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heart Vessels and Transplantation is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Heart Vessels and Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Heart Vessels and Transplantation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 350.
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: .