Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Netherlands Heart Journal
ISSN 1568-5888 · eISSN 1876-6250 · Bohn Stafleu van Loghum · NETHERLANDS · 12 issues per year · Founded 2007
Netherlands Heart Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 145 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 84 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Netherlands Heart Journal is published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 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 Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the Netherlands Heart Journal is to contribute to the national and international literature by publishing scientific papers in the field of cardiovascular medicine. It also provides a platform for Continuing Medical Education for cardiologists and those in training for the speciality of cardiology in the Netherlands.The Netherlands Heart Journal is made available to cardiologists, cardiologists in training, cardiopulmonary surgeons, cardiopulmonary surgeons in training, internists and paediatric cardiologists. The journal is the official journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Pim van der HarstPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine8.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7.8%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine7.4%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine6.8%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine6.7%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine6.5%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine5.5%
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 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 735OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 693,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 39 |
| 2025 | 84 | 84 | 142 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 300 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 403 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 513 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 770 |
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
145 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (177 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Instructions for authors available as downloadable PDF Model summary
Please follow the advice in the downloads below: Instructions for Authors (Download pdf, 330 kB)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Netherlands Heart Journal, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial review process described in downloadable document Model summary
About the Editorial Review Process (Download docx, 562 kB)
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
- Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1568-5888
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-6250
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Netherlands Heart Journal
What CAS zone is Netherlands Heart Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Netherlands Heart Journal 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Netherlands Heart Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Netherlands Heart Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 145 days (interquartile range 98–219 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index Netherlands Heart Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Netherlands Heart Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Netherlands Heart Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Netherlands Heart Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .