Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
ISSN 1097-6647 · eISSN 1532-429X · BioMed Central · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2008
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.6; fully open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 155 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 852 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 2 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, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, together about 56.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) publishes high-quality articles on all aspects of basic, translational and clinical research on the design, development, manufacture, and evaluation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) methods applied to the cardiovascular system. Topical areas include, but are not limited to:New applications of magnetic resonance to improve the diagnostic strategies, risk stratification, characterization and management of diseases affecting the cardiovascular system.New methods to enhance or accelerate image acquisition and data analysis.Results of multicenter, or larger single-center studies that provide insight into the utility of CMR.Basic biological perceptions derived by CMR methods.Why publish your article in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance?We are the official publication of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.As the leading journal on cardiovascular imaging and the only journal dedicated to our field, we publish high-quality research on the design, development, manufacture, and evaluation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance methods.As a fully open access publication with more than one million article downloads per year, our journal reaches a broad international readership and offers high visibility for your work, maximising your impact and acting as a springboard for further discovery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Tim LeinerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 53, United Kingdom 13, Netherlands 8, Germany 4, Switzerland 4 (96 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine23.4%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine20%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine12.8%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMedicine3.8%
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy2.3%
- Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicine2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | 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 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,744OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,509 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 767 | 767 | 57 |
| 2025 | 852 | 852 | 634 |
| 2024 | 1,083 | 1,083 | 1,198 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 1,564 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 1,926 |
| 2021 | 141 | 141 | 3,143 |
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 PubMed · to
155 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 3 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (307 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 141 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 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 3,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 372,090 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,000 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Not considered
- Study protocols without ethical approval
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialSome manuscripts will be accompanied by editorial comments. Although mostly invited, succinct opinion pieces will also be considered for JCMR. Manuscript length…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original researchOriginal research These articles provide new basic scientific or clinical knowledge or describe a new imaging technique including initial results in human subje…Length not stated
- review articleReviews are summaries of recent insights in specific research areas within the scope of Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, written by experts in the …Length not stated
- short communicationShort communications are intended to convey original research in an abbreviated format as well other important information or recent developments of interest to…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- study protocolStudy protocol Study protocol articles can be for proposed or ongoing research, and should include a detailed account of the hypothesis, rationale, and methodol…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright policy: authors complete a License Agreement upon acceptance Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access policy: fully open access publication Model summary
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,000 (excluding taxes). Review this journal’s open access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review process: single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints can be shared anywhere at any time Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1097-6647
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-429X
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
What CAS zone is Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. 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 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.6; CiteScore 7, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 155 days (interquartile range 114–206 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Magnetic Resonance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: 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 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance based?
Of the 96 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (53), United Kingdom (13) and Netherlands (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,000.
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: .