Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
ISSN 0735-1097 · eISSN 1558-3597 · Elsevier USA · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1983
Journal of the American College of Cardiology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 18.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 7,166; median 24 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 7,236 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American College of Cardiology is published by Elsevier USA and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the leader in its field, JACC publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, cardiomyopathy, drug treatment, new diagnostic techniques, findings from the laboratory, and large multicenter studies of new therapies. JACC also publishes abstracts of papers presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology and the reports and recommendations of the Bethesda Conferences on current topics in cardiovascular disease.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine11%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine9.4%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine7.9%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.6%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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
- 18.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 34.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 394LetPub ·
- h-index
- 622OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22,111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 250LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 132,756 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,551 | 1,155 | 1,410 |
| 2025 | 7,236 | 5,713 | 8,422 |
| 2024 | 6,833 | 6,746 | 16,644 |
| 2023 | 5,871 | 5,608 | 24,144 |
| 2022 | 5,139 | 5,139 | 37,473 |
| 2021 | 5,026 | 5,024 | 43,307 |
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
24 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 11 days – 70 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 72 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,659 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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 7,166 / EUR 6,700 / GBP 5,740 / JPY 888,800 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier USA
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0735-1097
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-3597
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American College of Cardiology
What CAS zone is Journal of the American College of Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American College of Cardiology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; it is a Top journal. 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 the American College of Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 18.96; CiteScore 34.4, h-index 622.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American College of Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 24 days (interquartile range 11–70 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of the American College of Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American College of Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American College of Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American College of Cardiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 7,166.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .