Journal profile · Peripheral Vascular Disease
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
ISSN 1340-3478 · eISSN 1880-3873 · Japan Atherosclerosis Society · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.36; fully open access; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis is published by Japan Atherosclerosis Society and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JAT publishes articles focused on all aspects of research on atherosclerosis, vascular biology, thrombosis, lipid and metabolism.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Peripheral Vascular Disease
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine14.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine14.4%
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease PreventionMedicine8.1%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine6.1%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine5.4%
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine5.2%
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular DiseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.7%
- Cholesterol and Lipid MetabolismMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,768OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,010 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 90 | 21 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 287 |
| 2024 | 144 | 144 | 847 |
| 2023 | 142 | 142 | 1,518 |
| 2022 | 141 | 141 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 175 | 175 | 2,622 |
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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Promotion of open access
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
- Japan Atherosclerosis Society
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1340-3478
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-3873
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
What CAS zone is Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Peripheral Vascular Disease. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.36; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .