Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Indian Heart Journal
ISSN 0019-4832 · eISSN 2213-3763 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Indian Heart Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 82 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 305 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Heart Journal is published by Elsevier 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, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe.The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia. The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology - including cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Some of the topics covered are Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Infective Endocarditis.IHJ open access invites original research articles, research briefs, perspective, case reports, case vignette, cardiovascular images, cardiovascular graphics, research letters, correspondence, reader forum, and interesting photographs, for publication. IHJ open access also publishes theme-based special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India.IHJ open access is currently indexed in Scopus, Medline, PubMed, Web of Science, Emerging Sources Citation Index and Embase.IHJ has a wide circulation and subscription base and is available in both print and online formats.Case reports, Disciplinary dialogues, Forum, Commentaries, Question and answer scheme and Words of Wisdom can also be submitted to IHJ's companion title, IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Nitish NaikPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 44, United States 28, United Kingdom 4, Japan 2, Germany 1 (80 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.6%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine9.5%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine7.3%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine4.4%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
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
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 835OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 16 |
| 2025 | 305 | 305 | 142 |
| 2024 | 414 | 414 | 494 |
| 2023 | 324 | 324 | 711 |
| 2022 | 280 | 280 | 773 |
| 2021 | 329 | 329 | 1,260 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 140 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (179 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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 101 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 360 / EUR 340 / GBP 290 / JPY 44,650 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–12
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- correspondenceArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- editorialArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- letterArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- original research articleArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- research articleArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- reviewArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- surveyArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticles can be submitted as Original Research Articles, Research Briefs, Review Articles, Research Letters and Correspondence.Animal studies are not considered…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0019-4832
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-3763
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Indian Heart Journal
What CAS zone is Indian Heart Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Heart Journal 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Indian Heart Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Indian Heart Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 49–140 days); authors report an average review time of about 53 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 Indian Heart Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–12; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Indian Heart Journal based?
Of the 80 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (44), United States (28) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Heart Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Heart Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Heart Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Heart Journal 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .