Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
International Heart Journal
ISSN 1349-2365 · eISSN 1349-3299 · International Heart Journal Association · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
International Heart Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.36; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Heart Journal is published by International Heart Journal Association 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 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Norihiko TakedaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine8.1%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7.4%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine7%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine6.8%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.4%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- 1.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,969 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 6 |
| 2025 | 141 | 141 | 125 |
| 2024 | 158 | 158 | 414 |
| 2023 | 171 | 171 | 684 |
| 2022 | 180 | 180 | 1,013 |
| 2021 | 214 | 214 | 1,448 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and specified conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- International Heart Journal Association
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1349-2365
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-3299
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Heart Journal
What CAS zone is International Heart Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International 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 International Heart Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.36; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at International Heart Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 International Heart Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Heart Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Heart Journal open access, and what is the APC?
International Heart Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .