Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
ISSN 0300-8932 · eISSN 1579-2242 · Ediciones Doyma, S.L. · SPAIN · Monthly
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,160; review about 61 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 1,312 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA is published by Ediciones Doyma, S.L. 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 pacing and defibrillation studies, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, 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.Revista Española de Cardiología es una revista científica internacional, dedicada a las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Revista Española de Cardiología es la publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología. Publica artículos en español en su edición en papel, y en español e inglés en su edición en internet, sobre todos los aspectos relacionados con las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Incluye, de forma regular, artículos sobre investigación clínica o básica, cartas científicas, imágenes, revisiones, comentarios editoriales y cartas al editor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
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 pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine8.4%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.3%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.3%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine6%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine6%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.6%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,310OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,927 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1,312 | 86 | 134 |
| 2024 | 1,357 | 141 | 497 |
| 2023 | 1,197 | 49 | 558 |
| 2022 | 215 | 21 | 860 |
| 2021 | 245 | 30 | 3,244 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
61 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 4–8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 61 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,160 / EUR 2,960 / GBP 2,530 / JPY 391,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0300-8932
- Electronic ISSN
- 1579-2242
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Society of Cardiology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
What CAS zone is REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA 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 ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.83; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA?
The publisher reports about 61 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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 ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA 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 ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,160.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .