Journal profile · Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
ISSN 1401-7431 · eISSN 1651-2006 · Informa Healthcare · NORWAY · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.41; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 171 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note, from 2022 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print. The principal aim of Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is to promote cardiovascular research that crosses the borders between disciplines. The journal is a forum for the entire field of cardiovascular research, basic and clinical including: • Cardiology - Interventional and non-invasive • Cardiovascular epidemiology • Cardiovascular anaesthesia and intensive care • Cardiovascular surgery • Cardiovascular radiology • Clinical physiology • Transplantation of thoracic organs Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is the official journal of the Swedish Heart Association, the Swedish Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Norwegian Cardiothoracic Surgery Society. The editorial base of the journal is Scandinavian; however both readership and contributors are truly international.Please note that Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 56 (2022).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Editor-in-chief Thomas KahanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 3, Sweden 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine7.8%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine7.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.3%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine6.8%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.2%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5.5%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine4.3%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ASCA (Automatic Subject Citation Alert), Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Current Clinical Cancer, Energy Research Abstracts, GeoAbstracts, Helminthological Abstracts, Life Sciences Collection, Modern Medicine, PEDro, Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM), Reference Update, Research Alert
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
- 1.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 723OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 337,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,836 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 48 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 165 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 125 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 374 |
| 2021 | 32 | 27 | 293 |
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
171 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 123 days – 282 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, no…
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- NORWAY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1401-7431
- Electronic ISSN
- 1651-2006
- Society / sponsor
- Swedish Heart Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal 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 Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.41; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 171 days (interquartile range 123–282 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Norway (3) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .