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Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
ISSN 1885-5857 · Elsevier
Revista española de cardiología (English ed.): CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,160; median 76 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); 195 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Española de Cardiología (Rev Esp Cardiol), is an international scientific journal dealing with cardiovascular medicine. Revista Española de Cardiología, the official publication of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, publishes research articles related to cardiovascular diseases. Articles are published in Spanish for the paper edition and in both Spanish and English in the electronic edition, which is available on the Internet. Regular sections include original articles reporting clinical or basic research, scientific letters, images, review articles, editorials and letters to the Editor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Juan SanchisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine8.6%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine7%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine6.6%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine6%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 27.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 27.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,396OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,060 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025 | 195 | 46 | 101 |
| 2024 | 206 | 47 | 398 |
| 2023 | 194 | 39 | 478 |
| 2022 | 223 | 33 | 1,814 |
| 2021 | 235 | 42 | 2,862 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 111 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (422 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,160 / EUR 2,960 / GBP 2,530 / JPY 391,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,410 | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,410 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1885-5857
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Society of Cardiology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
What CAS zone is Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) is in Zone 2 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 Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 27.5, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 41–111 days). 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 Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) is indexed in Scopus.
Is Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) open access, and what is the APC?
Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,160.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .