Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team
ISSN 2474-8706 · eISSN 2474-8714 · Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,340; median 68 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); 297 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team is published by Cardiovascular Research Foundation 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, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, together about 53.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Heart Team Official journal of the Cardiovascular Research FoundationSince January 2022 Structural Heart is an open access journal. Authors who publish in Structural Heart are able to make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible. Structural Heart has continued with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. Structural Heart authors will pay an article publishing charge (APC), have a choice of license options, and retain copyright to their published work. The APC will be requested after peer review and acceptance.Structural Heart is a unique, international and peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on diagnosing and treating diseases of the heart valves, myocardium and great vessels as well as congenital heart disease and shedding light on the importance of the heart team in this process.The journal covers topics such as transcatheter procedures, cardiovascular surgery, drug treatment, basic and translational science and imaging in structural heart disease and innovation (new devices, therapies and first-in-humans). Each issue contains original research, reviews, opinion pieces, editorials and images in cardiovascular disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Josep Rodés-CabauPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 99, Canada 8, Germany 7, France 3, United Kingdom 2 (129 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine32.4%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine11.7%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine9.7%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine6.5%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine4.9%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4.3%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine3.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,777 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 296 | 296 | 19 |
| 2025 | 297 | 297 | 212 |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | 288 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 368 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | 733 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | 533 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 40 days – 114 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 88 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (256 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
- Submission to acceptance
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 33 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,340 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,340 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,870 / JPY 290,230 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,340 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- case reportStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…Length not stated
- correspondenceStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials — Submissions are by invitation only to be written on a paper or papers to publish in the journal. The word limit is 1,500 including the references. …Length not stated
- expert consensus documentsExpert Consensus Documents — Articles representing the consensus of authorities. Word limit is negotiable.Length not stated
- images in structural heart diseaseImages in Structural Heart Disease — Submissions of original, high-quality images accompanied by explanatory text will be considered for publication.Length not stated
- innovation cornerInnovation Corner — Articles including first-in-human and early feasibility studies, as well as studies on significant device iterations and new indications for…Length not stated
- letterStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…Length not stated
- letters to the editorStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…Length not stated
- letters to the editor and replyLetters to the Editor and Reply — The journal will publish letters to the editor concerning any recently published article. Authors of the original paper to whi…Length not stated
- original paperStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- original researchStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- original research paperStructural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team accepts the following types of articles:Original Research — Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words exclu…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- research correspondenceResearch Correspondence — 1,000 words with no more than 5 references and one figure or table. This submission type does not require formatting or an abstract.Length not stated
- review articleReview Article — Submissions should be no more than 6,000 words excluding the references and should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.Length not stated
- trial design in the structural fieldTrial Design in the Structural Field — Articles focusing on the design of randomized trials in the structural heart field. Submissions should follow the same st…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors must have made substantial contributions to (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, AND (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content. In addition, all authors must have given final approval of the version to be submitted and must agree to be accountable for all aspects of the wo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review type: single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the Editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation
- ISSN
- 2474-8706
- Electronic ISSN
- 2474-8714
- Society / sponsor
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team
What CAS zone is Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team 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 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 40–114 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team based?
Of the 129 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (99), Canada (8) and Germany (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team open access, and what is the APC?
Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,340.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .