Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
REC-Interventional Cardiology
ISSN 2604-7306 · eISSN 2604-7276 · Permanyer · Spain
REC-Interventional Cardiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 62 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REC-Interventional Cardiology is published by Permanyer 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 Valve Diseases and Treatments, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Portugal 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine14.9%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine9.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.1%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.9%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine5.6%
- Coronary Artery AnomaliesMedicine5%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine3.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 608 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 0 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 1 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 13 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 11 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 16 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 11 |
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
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (143 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Permanyer
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2604-7306
- Electronic ISSN
- 2604-7276
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REC-Interventional Cardiology
What CAS zone is REC-Interventional Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REC-Interventional Cardiology 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.
How long does peer review take at REC-Interventional Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 32–92 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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 REC-Interventional Cardiology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index REC-Interventional Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REC-Interventional Cardiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is REC-Interventional Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
REC-Interventional Cardiology 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .