Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
World Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 1949-8462 · Baishideng Publishing Group
World Journal of Cardiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 100 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 164 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Cardiology is published by Baishideng Publishing Group 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, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine10.8%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine9.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine5.5%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.2%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesMedicine4.8%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.6%
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 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q2 | 202/409 | 50th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 595OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,653 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 139 | 2,243 |
| 2025 | 164 | 164 | 2,882 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 2,793 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 2,665 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 2,557 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | 2,578 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
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- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (228 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Baishideng Publishing Group
- ISSN
- 1949-8462
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Cardiology
What CAS zone is World Journal of Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Cardiology 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 72–127 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.
Which databases index World Journal of Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Cardiology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is World Journal of Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Cardiology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .