Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
ISSN 1045-3873 · eISSN 1540-8167 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1990
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,500; median 96 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 504 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, together about 64.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (JCE) keeps its readership well informed of the latest developments in the study and management of arrhythmic disorders. Edited by Bradley P. Knight, M.D., and a distinguished international editorial board, JCE is the leading journal devoted to the study of the electrophysiology of the heart. Each issue of JCE contains peer-reviewed Original - Articles, Original – Devices, Original - Electrophysiology, Case Reports, EP Rounds, Device Rounds, Patient Education, Brief Communications, Editorials, Editorials – Invited, and Reviews. In addition, timely hot topics and emerging fields content are occasionally published as Special Issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Bradley P. KnightPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, Hong Kong, China 2, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Germany 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine27.3%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine19.5%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine17.8%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine15.5%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine2.3%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2%
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic DisordersMedicine1.7%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine1.6%
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedINSPECEmbaseCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129LetPub ·
- h-index
- 177OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,915OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 315LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 468Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 589,702Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,969 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 288 | 176 | 59 |
| 2025 | 504 | 236 | 929 |
| 2024 | 401 | 218 | 1,437 |
| 2023 | 376 | 214 | 2,567 |
| 2022 | 464 | 124 | 3,223 |
| 2021 | 491 | 94 | 4,618 |
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
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (884 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,500 / EUR 3,770 / GBP 3,030 | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- brief communicationBrief Communication is a short report of original studies, evaluations, unique first-time reports of clinical case series. Should not exceed 1200 words (excludi…main text ≤ 1,200 words · references ≤ 15
- case reportCase reports should present preliminary information on a technique or idea that is likely to find widespread application. For cases that illustrate important te…abstract ≤ 100 words
- editorialThis article type is by INVITATION ONLY. If you are invited to write an editorial, you must submit using this article type and include a cover letter referencin…Length not stated
- original articleCentral Illustration: JCE strongly encourages inclusion of a Central Illustration (Graphical Abstract Image) in all Original Articles. Central Illustrations ser…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Preprints
- Data availability Expects Data Sharing
Data sharing expected; data availability statement required. Model summary
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint your manuscript while it’s under review
Beginning in early 2020, the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology is participating in a pilot of the under review service, Wiley’s new initiative to streamline the early sharing of research and open up the peer review process. Authors can now opt to preprint their manuscript during the submission process and showcase their work to the global research community as a preprint, before it is ac…
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-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1045-3873
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-8167
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
What CAS zone is Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. 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 Cardiovascular Electrophysiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 177.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 53–138 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (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 Cardiovascular Electrophysiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Cardiovascular Electrophysiology based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Hong Kong, China (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, INSPEC, Embase, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .