Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology
ISSN 0022-1058 · eISSN 2969-8960 · American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology · France
Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology: fully open access; APC about USD 1,400; median 119 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology is published by American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Blood transfusion and management, together about 66% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AmSECT’s Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology (JECT) is dedicated to the study and practice of basic science and clinical issues related to extracorporeal circulation. JECT is the premier source of the most current research and information related to extracorporeal technology including cardiopulmonary bypass, extracorporeal life support, mechanical assist devices, and perioperative blood management. It is an international journal for perfusionists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and researchers. Areas emphasized in the Journal include: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cardiac Surgery Cardiovascular Anesthesia Hematology Blood Management Physiology Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Science Coagulation and Hematology Transfusion Business Practices Pediatric Perfusion Total Quality Management Evidence-Based Practices Mechanical Circulatory Systems Biomechanical Engineering Medical Education Research Simulation The Journal is the longest continuously published periodical in the field of Perfusion and has served as the official publication of the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology since 1967. From 1st January 2023, JECT is full Open Access. Articles are published open access under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license with the copyright belonging to the authors. The journal publishes original articles, case reports, techniques and applications, and review articles. Letters to the Editor and book reviews are encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Raymond WongPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 35, Australia 4, Netherlands 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine29.1%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering22.5%
- Blood transfusion and managementMedicine14.4%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine6.6%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine3.2%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine3%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine3%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 29/101 | — |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 244/466 | — |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q3 | 254/409 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCCINAHLPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 502OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,678 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 719 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 1,180 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 1,136 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1,101 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 1,112 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 989 |
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
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 177 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 148 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 285 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | USD 1,400 / EUR 1,400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,300 / EUR 1,300 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- book reviewJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews are performed on a regular basis of recent publications that are seminal to the field of cardiovascular perfusion and/or cardiovascular surgery.Length not stated
- brief reportJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- case reportJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports are clinical that report on several patients or fewer, and describe a unique aspect that may not have been previously reported.Length not stated
- letter to the editorJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- letters to the editorJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articleJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- original researchJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- review articleJECT original articles Case reports, techniques and applications review articles Letters to the Editor book reviews Original Article Original Article papers are…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles generally are written as exhaustive summations of the current knowledge in a subject area.Length not stated
- techniques and applicationsTechniques or application papers are descriptions of developing technologies that may or may not have been applied in a laboratory or clinical setting.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship 2.2 Authorship
Authors are invited to comply with the "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals", which were established and made available by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) at: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/, polices established by the Council of Science Editors (CSE), World Association of Medical Editors (…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 2.3 Conflict of interest
JECT requires authors to disclose any commercial associations that might pose a conflict of interest with the submitted manuscript by including a completed Conflict of Interest form with the submitted manuscript. It is the responsibility of the authors to fully disclose institutional or corporate affiliations that might constitute a conflict. Any association that results in financial exchange betw…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors are the copyright holders of their articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 2.7. Open access
All articles published by JECT from January 2023 are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Articles are available from the website of the journal, from PubMed Central and from Europe PubMed Central, in various formats. Authors are the copyright holders of their articles. All articles bear the following men…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 6. Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The review process takes place entirely electronically via the Editorial Manager portal of JECT. No paper submission will be considered. JECT applies a double-blind peer review process. Authors are responsible for anonymizing their manuscript. Two or more reviewers will be assigned to evaluate all articles. Acceptance for publication is based on the articles’ significance to the perfusion communit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity Check tool for plagiarism detection Model summary
Using the Similarity Check tool for all submitted articles, allows to detect even minimal plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 2.5 Reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration
For all studies based on clinical trials, depending on the study design, reporting guidelines such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, STARD should be followed. For more information about these guidelines authors should visit the websites of the EQUATOR network or the corresponding sources at the NLM website. The policy for clinical trial registration by the ICMJE is given in their recommendations. These …
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
- American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0022-1058
- Electronic ISSN
- 2969-8960
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Extra-Corporeal Technology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 83–177 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Extra-Corporeal Technology based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), Australia (4) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .