Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kardiologia Polska
ISSN 0022-9032 · eISSN 1897-4279 · Via Medica · POLAND · Monthly · Founded 1957
Kardiologia Polska: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.92; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 371 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kardiologia Polska is published by Via Medica and is in Zone 3 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, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kardiologia Polska (Kardiol Pol, Polish Heart Journal) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Polish Cardiac Society (PTK, Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne) published monthly since 1957. It aims to provide a platform for sharing knowledge in cardiology, from basic science to translational and clinical research on cardiovascular diseases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Anetta UndasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.6%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine7.6%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine7.5%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine5.8%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, Arianta, Free Medical Journals (Geneva Foundation), Index Copernicus, Polska Bibliografia Naukowa (PBN), Polish Medical Library (GBL), ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources), Urlichs' Periodicals Directory, SJR (Scimago Journal & Country Rank)
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
- 4.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 622OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 232 | 232 | 37 |
| 2025 | 371 | 371 | 288 |
| 2024 | 298 | 298 | 567 |
| 2023 | 317 | 317 | 1,007 |
| 2022 | 288 | 288 | 1,062 |
| 2021 | 305 | 305 | 1,827 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (97% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 500 / EUR 250 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 500
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
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- clinical vignettes— 250 EUR for short communications and clinical vignettesLength not stated
- editorialrials will be solicited by the editors. Editorials should not exceed 1000 words (without references) and up to 15 references, including a rmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original papers— 500 EUR for original papers or review papers not commissioned by the editorial officeLength not stated
- reviewublications for each individual author. Reviews should not exceed 5000 words (excluding abstract and references, but including tables anmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review papers— 500 EUR for original papers or review papers not commissioned by the editorial officeLength not stated
- short communications— 250 EUR for short communications and clinical vignettesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. All authors should have contributed substantially to all or any of the following: the concept and design of the study, data collection, data analysis (including statistics) and interpretation, drafting the manuscript, and revising it critically for essential intellec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest declaration required Model summary
All authors must declare any conflicts of interest during the submission of their manuscript via the online submission system. The corresponding author is responsible for highlighting any conflicts of interest in their manuscript accordingly, i.e. as a statement of conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval per Declaration of Helsinki Model summary
Studies should comply with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the research protocol must be approved by the locally appointed Ethics Committee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The copyright to the submitted manuscript is held by the Author, who grants the Polish Cardiac Society a nonexclusive licence to use, reproduce, and distribute the work, including for commercial purposes. Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska) is an open access journal that applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), allowing…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Pol Heart J is an open access journal applying the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
All submitted manuscripts are initially reviewed by the editors (initial in-house takes up to 5 days). Manuscripts considered to be unsuitable for the journal will be rejected without peer review. Manuscripts deemed to have sufficient priority and quality will be forwarded to our external referees for peer review. Manuscripts that do not comply with the Author Guidelines will be returned for revis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection
Plagiarism checked with iThenticate/Similarity Check Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to Pol Heart J are checked for plagiarism using Similarity Check, a service enabling the editors to screen published and submitted content for originality by providing access to the iThenticate software. Cases of suspected scientific misconduct, including plagiarism and duplicate publications, are handled according to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ Core Practices.
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
- Via Medica
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English, Polish
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0022-9032
- Electronic ISSN
- 1897-4279
- Society / sponsor
- Polish Cardiac Society Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne ul
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 84, Issue 7-8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kardiologia Polska
What CAS zone is Kardiologia Polska in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kardiologia Polska is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Kardiologia Polska?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.92; CiteScore 3, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Kardiologia Polska?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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 Kardiologia Polska?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kardiologia Polska is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kardiologia Polska open access, and what is the APC?
Kardiologia Polska is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .