ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,305Hybrid

American Journal of Cardiology

Acronym:ajc
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Abbreviation (ISO):AM J CARDIOL
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Identifier (ISSN):0002-9149(Print)/1879-1913(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.5↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for American Journal of Cardiology

WoS Q2
12453.1720182.8420192.5720202.7820213.1320222.820232.320242.120252.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.95
#5,305

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
248

248 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
532articles/year
13.37% Gold OA•99.55% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Published 24 times a year, The American Journal of Cardiology® is an independent journal designed for cardiovascular disease specialists and internists with a subspecialty in cardiology throughout the world. AJC is an independent, scientific, peer-reviewed journal of original articles that focus on the practical, clinical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. AJC has one of the fastest acceptance to publication times in Cardiology. Features report on systemic hypertension, methodology, drugs, pacing, arrhythmia, preventive cardiology, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. Also included are editorials, readers' comments, and symposia.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Internal medicine99.5%Cardiology97%Biology53.4%Surgery48%Psychology46.7%Radiology42.5%Psychiatry42.2%Endocrinology34.4%Pathology30.3%Myocardial infarction28.6%Chemistry22.6%Anesthesia22.5%Heart failure20.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank111/237
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank109/237
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.5
Articles / Year423
Total Citations154
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year532
Total Citations1,083
2024
IF2.3
Articles / Year561
Total Citations2,344
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year1,136
Total Citations5,936
2022
IF3.133
Articles / Year693
Total Citations5,476

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,305Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1958-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.95

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.89

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,339 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,370
3-Year Documents2,251
Citable Documents1,749

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.8%

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
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

American Journal of Cardiology (acronym: ajc, abbr: AM J CARDIOL, ISSN: 0002-9149) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier Inc. in United States since 1958. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.950 (Q1), an H-index of 248.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 532 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,339 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1958
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 685 ROUTE 202-206 STE 3, BRIDGEWATER, USA, NJ, 08807

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28