Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
ISSN 1558-2027 · eISSN 1558-2035 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · ITALY · Monthly · Founded 2006
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 67 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 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 Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In asymptomatic patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation, surgical referral is based on 2D echocardiographic indices that often identify advanced myocardial injury. Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) may detect earlier, reversible dysfunction. This study evaluated whether a novel multichamber STE-based staging system of extra-valvular cardiac damage improves risk stratification in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation undergoing surgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Ciro IndolfiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7.4%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.2%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.6%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
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 4 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS · rank 106/237
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2035
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 17 | 32 |
| 2025 | 121 | 19 | 194 |
| 2024 | 238 | 27 | 522 |
| 2023 | 161 | 43 | 921 |
| 2022 | 138 | 28 | 668 |
| 2021 | 138 | 17 | 1,058 |
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
67 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 30 days – 106 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (375 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1558-2027
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2035
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 67 days (interquartile range 30–106 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Q2 (106/237). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .