Journal profile
International Journal of Arrhythmia
ISSN 2466-0981 · eISSN 2466-1171 · BMC · United Kingdom
International Journal of Arrhythmia: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 150 days to acceptance (22 articles, last 24 months); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Arrhythmia is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, together about 59.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Arrhythmia aims to introduce new clinical knowledge, basic findings, techniques and cases which are related to arrhythmias, and specific issues of interest to an international readership. In addition, the journal is dedicated to the continuous medical education of physicians. International Journal of Arrhythmia is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research, reviews and case reports related to diagnosis and treatment. The journal welcomes submissions of clinical and basic research related to arrhythmia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Young KeunPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 1, South Korea 1, Indonesia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine20.9%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine20.9%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine17.7%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine15%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine2.4%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine2.2%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine2.2%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine2.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 118,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 152 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 205 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 181 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 123 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 80 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 53 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (22 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 22 articles with submission and acceptance dates (17 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 31 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories where appropriate. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. International Journal of Arrhythmia articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Full editorial policies on BioMed Central website. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions.Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research method…
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2466-0981
- Electronic ISSN
- 2466-1171
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Arrhythmia
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Arrhythmia?
Based on the dates recorded on 22 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 106–171 days); authors report an average review time of about 31 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 International Journal of Arrhythmia based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (1), South Korea (1) and Indonesia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Arrhythmia?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Arrhythmia open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Arrhythmia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .