Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Journal of Arrhythmia
ISSN 1880-4276 · eISSN 1883-2148 · Wiley · Australia
Journal of Arrhythmia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,540; median 82 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 43% (journal website); 287 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Arrhythmia is published by Wiley 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 Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, together about 58.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Arrhythmia, the official journal of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society and the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, aims to provide a scientific platform on which to promote excellence and advancement in the study and care of patients with cardiac rhythm disorders. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed original clinical and basic research articles, along with articles on all aspects of cardiac pacing and cardiovascular electrophysiology devoted to the ongoing developments of diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmia.Also included are reviews, editorials, spotlights, rapid communications, guidelines and data articles.Much of the contributed material is requested, but unsolicited submissions are welcome and will be given full consideration. KeywordsCardiology, Device Infection, Gene and Arrhythmia, Electrophysiology, Pharmacology. Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Rhythm. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Embase (Elsevier) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) PubMed (NLM) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Journal of Arrhythmia
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Young-Hoon KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Japan 60, Taiwan, China 14, South Korea 12, United States 10, Australia 8 (139 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine23.6%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine19.1%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine15.8%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine15.4%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine3.2%
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic DisordersMedicine2.3%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine1.7%
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)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 SciencePubMedEmbasePublisher 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)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 421OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 161LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 267Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 387,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,251 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 218 | 218 | 41 |
| 2025 | 287 | 287 | 385 |
| 2024 | 228 | 228 | 651 |
| 2023 | 191 | 191 | 835 |
| 2022 | 138 | 138 | 829 |
| 2021 | 193 | 193 | 1,719 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 118 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (537 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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,540 / GBP 1,190 / EUR 1,410 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,540 / EUR 1,414 / GBP 1,187 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,540 / GBP 1,187 / EUR 1,414 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- clinical reviewClinical Review (Invited Only) Provides a comprehensive summary of broadly-based topics of general interest to electrophysiologists or cardiologists interested …Length not stated
- data articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- rapid communicationArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- research noteResearch Note Provides authors an opportunity to present new and important data.Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Article Should be about a significant and original clinical study, animal e…Length not stated
- spotlightSpotlight Illustrative and striking clinical images related to arrhythmias in the form of electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, X-rays, pathology, and so on that…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Correction to authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Journal of Arrhythmia will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a chang…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If you have included excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JOA3 For help with submissions, please contact: JOAEO@wiley.comThis journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: accepts preprint-posted articles. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1880-4276
- Electronic ISSN
- 1883-2148
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Heart Rhythm Society and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Arrhythmia
What CAS zone is Journal of Arrhythmia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Arrhythmia 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 Journal of Arrhythmia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Arrhythmia?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 51–118 days); authors report an average review time of about 45 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43% (2025). 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 Journal of Arrhythmia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Journal of Arrhythmia based?
Of the 139 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (60), Taiwan, China (14) and South Korea (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Arrhythmia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Arrhythmia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Arrhythmia open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Arrhythmia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,540.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .