Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
ISSN 2395-5414 · eISSN 2454-2830 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 143 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 4 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, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, together about 18.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Sandeep SethPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.8%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.5%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.1%
- Transplantation: Methods and OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS · rank 220/237
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 661 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 16 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 47 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 51 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 195 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 98 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 203 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2395-5414
- Electronic ISSN
- 2454-2830
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 135, Issue 7 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 83–203 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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 JCR quartile is Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Q4 (220/237). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .