Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
ISSN 0894-7317 · eISSN 1097-6795 · Mosby Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1988
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,800; median 81 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 283 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography is published by Mosby Inc. 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 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 39.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) provides peer-reviewed original investigations and state-of-the-art review articles that cover conventional clinical applications of cardiovascular ultrasound, including applications of echocardiography that inform guidelines and enhance clinical understanding of cardiovascular disease and wellness. We also feature novel research in echocardiography including three-dimensional echocardiography, strain and strain rate methods for evaluating cardiac mechanics, point-of-care and interventional applications, artificial intelligence , and more.Case reports that make teaching points or scientific observations about echocardiography in the clinical setting can be submitted to the journal's companion title, CASE (Cardiovascular Imaging Case Reports).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Patricia A. PellikkaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 81, Italy 13, Japan 7, Canada 6, Australia 5 (142 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine18.3%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine10.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine10.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.7%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine4.4%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
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 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 8.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 195 | 36 | 63 |
| 2025 | 283 | 89 | 1,485 |
| 2024 | 239 | 94 | 1,775 |
| 2023 | 233 | 109 | 2,211 |
| 2022 | 258 | 89 | 2,633 |
| 2021 | 258 | 110 | 3,466 |
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
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 30 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (434 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,800 / EUR 3,550 / GBP 3,040 / JPY 471,310 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,200 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
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 Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of 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 competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.U.S. Government employees and employees of other national governments can click …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions are 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's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint servers
JASE does not consider the posting of manuscripts to a preprint server a prior publication, if the paper has not undergone peer review and provided that the following conditions are met:• When submitting a manuscript to JASE, authors must acknowledge preprint server deposition and provide all associated accession numbers or DOIs.• Versions of a manuscript that have been altered as a result of the …
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
- Mosby Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0894-7317
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-6795
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 Society of Echocardiography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.29; CiteScore 9.4, h-index 187.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 30–138 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography based?
Of the 142 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (81), Italy (13) and Japan (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .