Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions
ISSN 1936-8798 · eISSN 1876-7605 · Elsevier Inc. · United States · Monthly · Founded 2008
JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.43; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,000; median 28 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 913 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Journal of the American College of CardiologyJACC: Cardiovascular Interventions is one of a family of specialist journals launched by the renowned Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) . It encompasses the entire field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, including cardiac (coronary and non-coronary) peripheral and cerebrovascular interventions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions publishes studies that will impact the practice of interventional cardiovascular medicine including:• Clinical trials that provide evidence to inform and alter practice guidelines • Experimental studies that point to improved technologies and mechanistic understanding • In-depth discussions of topics of interest by respected experts in the field.Since interventional cardiovascular medicine is a highly visual specialty, the print journal is augmented by electronic publication allowing the latest technologies to be employed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief David J. MoliternoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 126, Italy 15, France 14, United Kingdom 9, Spain 7 (215 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine15.6%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine14.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.2%
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine5.4%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.8%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine4.6%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 12.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107LetPub ·
- h-index
- 186OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 172LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,377 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 644 | 97 | 292 |
| 2025 | 913 | 761 | 2,035 |
| 2024 | 773 | 765 | 4,212 |
| 2023 | 906 | 906 | 7,630 |
| 2022 | 808 | 808 | 8,984 |
| 2021 | 648 | 645 | 12,049 |
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
28 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 9 days – 73 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 45 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 74 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,129 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,000 / EUR 4,680 / GBP 4,000 / JPY 620,150 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 5,250 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14
- case reportState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- correspondenceState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- editorialPlease do not send hard copy manuscript submissions. All manuscripts must be submitted online at https://www.jaccsubmit-interventions.org.Length not stated
- editorial commentsEditorial Comments: The Editors invite all Editorial Comments published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.Length not stated
- images in interventionImages in Intervention: The Editors will consider clinical or basic science images including studies in motion that illustrate important either classic or novel…Length not stated
- letterState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- opinionState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- original research papersARTICLE TYPES: Original Research PapersLength not stated
- research correspondenceResearch Correspondence: Letters of original investigative work are considered Research Correspondence and are published as such in the To The Editor section.Length not stated
- reviewState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- review articleState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- state-of-the-art reviewsState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles.Length not stated
- viewpointState-of-the-Art Reviews: Editors will consider both invited and uninvited review articles. Papers should generally be ?8,000 words (including text, references,…Length not stated
- viewpointsViewpoints: Succinct opinion pieces will be considered on occasion.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
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 Authorship
Each author must have contributed significantly to the submitted work. If there are more than 4 authors, the contribution of each author must be substantiated in the cover letter. If authorship is attributed to a group (either solely or in addition to 1 or more individual authors), all members of the group must meet the full criteria and requirements for authorship. To save space, if group members…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Relationship with industry disclosure Model summary
The Editors require authors to disclose any relationship with industry and other relevant entities—financial or otherwise—within the past 2 years that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article in both the cover letter and on the title page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics compliance Model summary
Studies should be in compliance with human studies committees and animal welfare regulations of the authors’ institutions and U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright transfer to ACCF on acceptance Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Exclusive submission/publication policy Model summary
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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 Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1936-8798
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-7605
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions
What CAS zone is JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.43; CiteScore 11.9, h-index 186.
How long does peer review take at JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 28 days (interquartile range 9–73 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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 JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions based?
Of the 215 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (126), Italy (15) and France (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions open access, and what is the APC?
JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,000.
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: .