The American Journal of Cardiology
ISSN 0002-9149 · Elsevier BV · United States · active 1958–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 2.4
- SJR
- 0.95
- h-index
- 353
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 1 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The American Journal of Cardiology is Q1 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (#102 of 414 journals).
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q1 | #102 of 414 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 1.89
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 437
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
The American Journal of Cardiology is Q1 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (2025 edition, #102 of 414 journals), with SJR 0.95 (Scimago) and an h-index of 353 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 3 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to post-review decision
- 37 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 52 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance rate
- 13%Publisher-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is The American Journal of Cardiology a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag The American Journal of Cardiology. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is The American Journal of Cardiology indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, The American Journal of Cardiology appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of The American Journal of Cardiology?
Papers in The American Journal of Cardiology are cited about 2.4 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 353. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is The American Journal of Cardiology (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The American Journal of Cardiology is Q1 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (#102 of 414 journals). Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; The American Journal of Cardiology is cited about 2.4 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 353.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of The American Journal of Cardiology?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for The American Journal of Cardiology. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is The American Journal of Cardiology open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does The American Journal of Cardiology take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for The American Journal of Cardiology takes about 3 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own.
What is the acceptance rate of The American Journal of Cardiology?
The American Journal of Cardiology reports an acceptance rate of about 13% — Publisher-reported. Acceptance rates vary by article type and change from year to year, and a publisher-stated figure is the journal's own, so treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee.
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