Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Romanian Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 1220-658X · eISSN 2734-6382 · Media Med Publicis · Romania
Romanian Journal of Cardiology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 45 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romanian Journal of Cardiology is published by Media Med Publicis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Romanian Journal of Cardiology is the official quarterly publication of the Romanian Society of Cardiology. It is an Open Access Journal with no submission fees, allowing free access and use of full-text articles. Statements and opinions are those of the authors alone.The Romanian Journal of Cardiology (RJC) publishes peer-reviewed original research, reviews, editorials, case reports and correspondence (letters to the editor) in all areas of cardiovascular medicine (clinical cardiology, cardiovascular imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, preventive cardiology, translational/experimental cardiovascular science). RJC publishes primarily original research and high-quality reviews, but educational materials are also accepted. RJC aims to serve both the Romanian cardiology community and international readers, and to meet the standards required by Index Medicus for indexing.Manuscripts should be of high academic quality, original, clinically or scientifically relevant, and should follow ethical standards for biomedical publications (e.g., those of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors – ICMJE). The Editors reserve the right to return without reviewing manuscripts that are outside scope, insufficiently rigorous, or poorly written.Average publishing timeline5 days Submission to first decision (send to peer-review or desk rejection)25 days Submission to decision after review45 days Submission to acceptance35 days Acceptance to online publicationRejection rate 35%.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Bogdan A. POPESCUPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 24, United States 7, United Kingdom 5, France 5, Italy 4 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine10.4%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine8.2%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.1%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine6.6%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine6.2%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.9%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q4 | 389/409 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 22 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 19 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 10 |
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
45 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 6 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)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Media Med Publicis
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1220-658X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2734-6382
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romanian Journal of Cardiology
How long does peer review take at Romanian Journal of Cardiology?
The publisher reports about 45 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Romanian Journal of Cardiology based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (24), United States (7) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Romanian Journal of Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Journal of Cardiology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Romanian Journal of Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Romanian Journal of 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .