Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions
ISSN 2772-9303 · Elsevier · United States
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions: fully open access; APC about USD 2,400; median 64 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); 1,161 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (JSCAI) is a peer-reviewed, international, Gold Open Access journal covering the broad field of cardiovascular diseases.JSCAI is a highly credible and well-balanced reference that highlights practical techniques and pathways of care and delivers high-impact scientific contributions drawn from clinicians and colleagues in interventional cardiology.JSCAI publishes original research, comprehensive reviews, meta-analyses, study designs, society guidelines, editorials, research letters, case reports, and images. The subject matter includes all interventional subspecialities including coronary, peripheral, structural, and congenital heart disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Alexandra J. LanskyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 192, Canada 13, United Kingdom 12, Italy 10, Germany 8 (286 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine17.6%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine11.8%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine8.8%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine5.9%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering5%
- Vascular Procedures and ComplicationsMedicine3.9%
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesMedicine3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q2 | 134/409 | — |
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
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
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,004 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,151 | 1,151 | 1,046 |
| 2025 | 1,161 | 1,161 | 1,805 |
| 2024 | 688 | 688 | 929 |
| 2023 | 526 | 526 | 507 |
| 2022 | 478 | 478 | 107 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (0 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,400 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,400 / EUR 2,250 / GBP 1,920 / JPY 297,670 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- case reportFor case reports you are required to follow CARE guidelines and provide the CARE checklist at manuscript submission.Read the CARE guidelinesFollow the CARE chec…Length not stated
- comprehensive reviewComprehensive review 8000* Unstructured (narrative review) or structured (systematic review) Yes — — —main text ≤ 8,000 words
- editorials (by invitation)Editorials (by invitation) 1000 — No 1 total 10 3main text ≤ 1,000 words
- imaging and physiology in focusImaging and Physiology in Focus 1000 — No 2 figures 5 5main text ≤ 1,000 words
- jscai case reportJSCAI Case Report 1000 Unstructured No — 10 5main text ≤ 1,000 words
- jscai imageJSCAI Image 500 — No 1 total 5 5main text ≤ 500 words
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor in JSCAI should focus on a specific research manuscript that has been published in JSCAI. Letters must be submitted within 4 weeks of the …main text ≤ 400 words
- meta-analysesMeta-analyses 8000* Structured Yes — — —main text ≤ 8,000 words
- original researchOriginal research 4500* Structured Yes — — —main text ≤ 4,500 words
- pearls in hemodynamicsPearls in Hemodynamics 500 — No 1 total 5 5main text ≤ 500 words
- proceedingsProceedings 8000* Unstructured Yes — — —main text ≤ 8,000 words
- research lettersResearch letters 1000 — No 1 total 5 10main text ≤ 1,000 words
- study designStudy design 3500* Structured Yes — — —main text ≤ 3,500 words
- viewpointA viewpoint is a manuscript that expresses the opinion, perspective, or view of the author(s) on a certain topic. Unlike invited editorials, these are usually n…main text ≤ 1,000 words
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 use
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
1 to 6 keywords required Model summary
By adhering to the authorship requirements stated above, authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria [updated version January 2024] on authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-9303
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 32–100 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions based?
Of the 286 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (192), Canada (13) and United Kingdom (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .