Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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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.
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CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of the American College of Cardiology (abbr: J. AM. COLL. CARDIOL, ISSN: 0735-1097) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier USA in United States since 1983. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 22.3, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 8.275 (Q1), an H-index of 531.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 323 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,975 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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