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Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
ISSN 1947-6094 · eISSN 1947-6108 · Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 44 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 88 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal is published by Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 21.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal (MDCVJ) supports the educational mission of Houston Methodist DeBakey CV Education by empowering the next generation of heart and vascular specialists to gain knowledge and stay informed on best practices, clinical treatments, and promising research in cardiovascular medicine. Each peer-reviewed issue publishes thematic curated reviews describing the current state of relevant and timely cardiovascular topics. Issues also includes peer-reviewed case reports, multimodality images, Interactive CME Case quizzes, and humanities articles. Geared towards cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, general practitioners, and CV residents and fellows, MDCVJ explores a robust range of timely issues—from updates in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery subspecialties, such as cardiovascular imaging, aortic disease, cardiac critical care, and percutaneous valve disease, to public health and cultural concerns such as the cardiovascular impact of COVID-19, quality and patient safety, and digital health. The journal is published quarterly in both online and print formats, with a limited free print distribution to subscribers. Case reports are published on a continuous basis in an online issue. We invite authors and readers to subscribe here at no cost. You will receive a free enewsletter announcing each new issue (quarterly) and notifications when a new case report is published. See the journal's Privacy Statement, which assures readers that their name and email address will not be used for other purposes.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Miguel A. QuiñonesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine8.6%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine6.9%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine6.3%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities6%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine5.6%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q2 | 226/597 | 62nd |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 209/466 | 55th |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q3 | 213/409 | 48th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 345OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 62 | 1,335 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 1,780 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | 1,727 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 1,613 |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | 1,376 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 1,269 |
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
44 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 29 days – 68 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (166 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case reportCase reports should describe novel clinical scenarios related to cardiovascular disease and should follow these parameters: 1,000-1,800 words; 2-4 figures/table…main text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 30
- case reportsCase reports should describe novel clinical scenarios related to cardiovascular disease and should follow these parameters: 1,000-1,800 words; 2-4 figures/table…Length not stated
- commentaryst.org) before submitting a manuscript. Commentary articles should contain between 900 and 1,200 words and may include 1 figure/table. Humanities Poetry can inc…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- editorialEditorials (ie, commentaries, essays, letters to the editor) should reflect on or critique a specific "happening," such as a release of a major study or other n…main text ≤ 1,200 words · figures and tables ≤ 1
- editorialsCommentary articles should contain between 900 and 1,200 words and may include 1 figure/table.Length not stated
- humanities - art cornerArt Corner submissions may be any type of print-ready media (eg, drawings, computer-generated art, mixed media, photography, paintings) created by a healthcare …Length not stated
- humanities - poetrySubmissions should be no longer than 1,000 words and include a short introduction/explanation of the content and the author's name, position, affiliation, and c…Length not stated
- multimedia collectionOf highest priority, our MicroLearning Video Series features brief instructional videos focused on a specific topic and scope.Length not stated
- multimodality museum imagesThey contain between 100 to 300 words and typically contain 1-3 images, which may include videos.Length not stated
- points to rememberManuscripts range from 500-800 words, not including references.Length not stated
- review articlehe relevant body of current literature. Review articles should contain: 2,000-3,500 words; 3-7 figures/tables/videos; and ≤ 80 references. Note: Themain text ≤ 3,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 7 · references ≤ 80
- review articlesReview articles should contain: 2,000-3,500 words; 3-7 figures/tables/videos; and ≤ 80 references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
ICMJE authorship criteria required Model summary
All authors must meet all four of the International Committee of Journal Editors guidelines for authorship
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Informed consent required for identifiable patients Model summary
All patients included within case reports or other article types in which an individual or a group of individuals can be identified have signed informed consent forms
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright, CC BY-NC license Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into sep…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Retractions process in Editorial Policies Model summary
Find information about our retractions process in our Editorial Policies section.
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
- Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
- ISSN
- 1947-6094
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-6108
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
How long does peer review take at Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 44 days (interquartile range 29–68 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal open access, and what is the APC?
Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal 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, 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: .