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Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies
ISSN 2457-5518 · Sciendo · Romania
Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies is published by Sciendo 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 Imaging and Diagnostics, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies aims to publish top quality papers related to acute conditions in any cardiovascular pathology.The journal will mainly focus on recent advances in the field of diagnosis and treatment of the most common causes of cardiovascular emergencies, including acute coronary syndromes, acute heart failure, acute aortic diseases, pulmonary embolism, peripheral arterial diseases or cardiac arrhythmia. Interdisciplinary approaches will be extremely welcomed, presenting new advances in the approach of different other pathologies (i.e. stroke) from the cardiovascular perspective.The Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies will publish high-quality basic and clinical research related to these topics, in a common approach that will integrate the clinical studies with the pre-clinical work dedicated to discovery of new mechanisms involved in the development and progression of acute cardiovascular conditions.Especially in the case of acute coronary syndromes, the journal will try to provide the entire cardiology community with the perspective of the regional cardiology networks in Central and Eastern European countries, reflecting the regional model of care in cardiovascular acute conditions.The journal will primarily focus on publishing original research papers, but also other types of materials (such as review articles, case reports, state of the art papers, comments to editor, etc) will be extremely welcomed.Rejection Rate30%
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Imre BenedekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine11.8%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine9.9%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.8%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.3%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine4.8%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine4.1%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine4.1%
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 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | 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 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 248 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 47 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 28 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 37 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EUR 150 / RON 750 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | RON 750 / EUR 150 | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2457-5518
- Print ISSN
- 2457-550X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies
What CAS zone is Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Emergency Medicine. 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 Cardiovascular Emergencies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .