Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
JAMA Cardiology
ISSN 2380-6583 · eISSN 2380-6591 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATES
JAMA Cardiology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.17; hybrid open access; 276 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMA Cardiology is published by American Medical Association 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 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JAMA Cardiology is an international peer-reviewed journal and the definitive journal for clinical investigators, clinicians, and trainees in cardiovascular medicine worldwide. JAMA Cardiology is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine8.4%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine7.1%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine6.8%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine5.9%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine4.5%
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
- 15.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,356OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 221 | 98 | 312 |
| 2025 | 276 | 139 | 1,784 |
| 2024 | 246 | 139 | 4,075 |
| 2023 | 253 | 129 | 5,669 |
| 2022 | 266 | 147 | 8,243 |
| 2021 | 280 | 157 | 12,510 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Copyright statement mentioning text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Model summary
© 2026 American Medical Association. All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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
- American Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2380-6583
- Electronic ISSN
- 2380-6591
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMA Cardiology
What CAS zone is JAMA Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMA Cardiology 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 JAMA Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.17; CiteScore 22.4, h-index 170.
Which databases index JAMA Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMA Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAMA Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
JAMA Cardiology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .