Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej
ISSN 1734-9338 · eISSN 1897-4295 · Termedia Publishing House Ltd. · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2005
Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.98; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 36 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 113 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej is published by Termedia Publishing House Ltd. 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 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes papers related to research and practice in the broad field of interventional cardiology (coronary, structural, congenital, peripheral, cerebrovascular and experimental), including original research articles, as well as descriptions of novel techniques or findings. Meta-analyses, clinical trials and advances in applied (translational) research will also be considered. In general, full-text case reports will not be considered for publication. As a forum for Polish interventional cardiologists, the journal also publishes papers discussing issues related to interventional cardiology in Poland including statements and reports on new initiatives within the community.Letters to the Editor with comments on previously published papers will also be considered for publication. Papers are published exclusively in English. All original submissions are subject to peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine13.4%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9.2%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.2%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.6%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5.4%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine4.6%
- Coronary Artery AnomaliesMedicine3.9%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine3.8%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Integrated with Editorial PoliciesPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 1.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,301 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 2 |
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | 36 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 133 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 135 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 266 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 311 |
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
36 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 61 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 70 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (202 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 publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 200 / PLN 1,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | PLN 1,000 / EUR 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 1,000 / EUR 200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 200 | — | — |
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, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship
Formatting style based largely on the AMA Manual of Style. Model summary
All manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the journal’s formatting style based largely on the AMA Manual of Style and described in detail below.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications. Model summary
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All original submissions are subject to peer review. Model summary
All original submissions are subject to peer review.
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
- Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Polish, English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1734-9338
- Electronic ISSN
- 1897-4295
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej
What CAS zone is Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej 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 Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.98; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 36 days (interquartile range 21–61 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 Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej open access, and what is the APC?
Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej 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, 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: .