SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #123CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Abbreviation (ISO):J. AM. COLL. CARDIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 8.275•SCImago Rank: #123•Identifier (ISSN):0735-1097(Print)/1558-3597(Online)•Articles / Year: 323•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,975 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
22.3
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
394

394 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
323articles/year
21.6% Gold OA•80.49% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 22.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 22.3)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 22.3)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 21.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 24)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 27.203)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 24.094)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 20.589)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 18.639)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 16.834)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

As the leader in its field, JACC publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, cardiomyopathy, drug treatment, new diagnostic techniques, findings from the laboratory, and large multicenter studies of new therapies. JACC also publishes abstracts of papers presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology and the reports and recommendations of the Bethesda Conferences on current topics in cardiovascular disease.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineInternal medicine88%Cardiology80.9%Biology47.9%Surgery43.3%Psychology41.6%Radiology38.1%Psychiatry37.6%Myocardial infarction25.8%Pathology25.6%Endocrinology23.4%Chemistry21.6%Physics21%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #123Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1983-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
8.275

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
531

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.08

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,975 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations20,074
3-Year Documents1,955
Citable Documents928

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier USA
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1983
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCRSCIE
4/237Q1
CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
JCISCIE
4/237Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5,5441,357
202522.37,2368,276
202421.76,83316,505
2023245,87124,006
202227.2035,13937,143
202124.0945,02643,170
202020.5895,27590,251
201918.6395,45677,775
201816.8345,99497,061
2017—5,763103,737
2016—5,47683,131
2015—5,54281,475
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the American College of Cardiology

WoS Q1
111825322018201920202021202220232024202522.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:22.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01