Fastest-accepting cardiology journals 2026

130 cardiology journals ranked by the median number of days from submission to acceptance, measured from the dates publishers deposit in PubMed for articles published 2024–2025. The interval includes peer review and revisions.

Journals: 130
Typical median: 96 d
Under 60 days: 17
Over 180 days: 7

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Accepted papers only. Rejected manuscripts never receive an acceptance date, so these figures say nothing about desk-rejection speed, rejection rates or your chance of acceptance.
Not the time to a first decision. The interval runs from the “received” date to the “accepted” date the publisher deposits in PubMed. It includes editorial handling, peer review, every round of revision and the time authors spent revising.
Journals record dates differently. Some reset the received date when a revised manuscript arrives, and manuscripts transferred from another journal may keep or lose their earlier dates. Short medians are therefore not always comparable with long ones.
Past timelines are not a promise. Each figure comes from up to 100 recent articles published 2024–2025. Article types, special issues, editors and workload all change, and your paper may take much longer or much less time.
Fast is not the same as good. Check the journal’s scope, indexing, peer-review policy and editorial board before submitting. An unusually quick acceptance can be a warning sign of light peer review.

Journal Metrics is independent and is not affiliated with any journal or publisher listed. The figures are for information only, may contain errors and change as PubMed records are updated. Confirm current timelines on the journal’s own website. See how to spot predatory journals.

Cardiology journals by median days from submission to acceptance

Cardiology journals ranked by median days from submission to acceptance in PubMed
Rank	Journal	Median days	Middle half	Articles	Quartile	2026 score
1	PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES	1†	0–40	96	Q1	6.0
2	American Journal of Medicine	7†	1–36	94	Q2	1.8
2	Circulation Reports	7†	1–54	100	Q3	1.2
4	CURRENT PROBLEMS IN CARDIOLOGY	10†	5–16	99	Q1	4.2
5	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing	21†	2–140	91	Q3	1.4
6	Journal of Clinical Medicine	33	25–44	100	Q1	3.5
7	Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej	37	19–60	100	Q4	0.5
8	Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine	43	9–92	99	Q2	1.5
9	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease	45	34–58	100	Q2	2.3
9	JACC-Journal of the American College of Cardiology	45	21–78	83	Q3	1.2
11	Cardiology Research	49	36–73	100	Q3	1.4
11	Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine	49	31–78	100	Q3	1.3
13	Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia	52	33–81	100	Q3	0.9
13	Heart International	52	37–90	21	Q1	2.4
15	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY	56	39–75	98	Q2	2.2
15	Journal of Cardiovascular Echography	56	35–79	99	Q3	0.8
17	European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging	57	6–109	81	Q3	1.3
18	KARDIOLOGIYA	60	43–82	100	Q3	1.1
18	EUROPACE	60	36–85	87	Q2	1.9
18	European Journal of Internal Medicine	60	21–96	100	Q1	3.5
21	International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease	61	22–80	100	Q3	1.4
21	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association	61	39–90	94	Q4	0.6
23	Hipertension y Riesgo Vascular	62	13–95	71	Q2	1.7
24	High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention	63	43–87	99	Q2	2.3
25	ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES	64	37–92	99	Q3	1.3
25	European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy	64	6–99	90	Q1	4.8
27	IJC Heart & Vasculature	66	43–94	100	Q2	1.8
27	ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY	66	43–115	99	Q3	0.9
29	Cardiology and Therapy	67	53–94	94	Q1	3.9
29	JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE	67	23–112	99	Q3	1.3
31	VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY	68	48–94	100	Q2	2.1
31	Open Heart	68	39–110	97	Q2	2.4
31	European Cardiology Review	68	48–113	56	Q2	2.0
34	HEART RHYTHM	69	33–101	100	Q3	1.1
35	REC-Interventional Cardiology	70	57–85	80	Q4	0.1
35	CJC Open	70	46–101	100	Q3	1.1
35	Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team	70	39–128	100	Q4	0.6
38	Frontiers in Physiology	71	54–98	100	Q1	3.7
38	TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE	71	49–102	100	Q1	2.7
40	JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY	72	49–110	100	Q2	1.8
41	Cardiac Failure Review	74	50–103	50	Q1	4.5
42	REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA	75	44–112	100	Q3	1.0
42	Journal of Electrocardiology	75	47–116	100	Q3	1.1
44	JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA	79	50–113	98	Q3	1.3
44	Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia	79	9–228	91	Q3	0.9
46	Hellenic Journal of Cardiology	81	51–119	100	Q1	2.4
46	International Journal of Cardiology	81	61–120	100	Q1	2.4
46	Heart Views	81	38–178	99	Q4	0.5
49	Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine	85	69–106	99	Q1	2.9
49	CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY	85	63–117	99	Q3	1.1
51	Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review	86	50–104	52	Q1	3.3
51	Journal of Arrhythmia	86	56–119	99	Q3	1.4
51	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION	86	41–143	99	Q2	2.3
54	JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY	87	64–117	100	Q2	1.9
55	European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes	88	65–121	80	Q1	3.2
56	CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS	89	62–137	100	Q3	0.9
57	Cardiovascular Ultrasound	90	71–121	41	Q2	1.9
57	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus	90	53–131	89	Q4	0.3
59	Journal of Clinical Hypertension	91	61–118	98	Q2	2.1
60	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE	92	51–138	100	Q1	2.7
61	World Journal of Cardiology	93	67–119	100	Q2	2.0
61	HEART AND VESSELS	93	60–129	100	Q2	1.4
61	American Journal of Preventive Cardiology	93	68–147	98	Q2	2.2
64	International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention	95	67–118	100	Q3	1.5
64	JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY	95	54–150	97	Q1	4.2
66	BIOMEDICAL PAPERS-OLOMOUC	97	67–124	96	Q4	0.8
66	Clinical Research in Cardiology	97	66–142	99	Q2	2.5
68	CARDIOLOGY	98	52–136	97	Q3	1.2
69	JACC-Basic to Translational Science	99	67–155	100	Q1	3.0
70	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING	100	58–160	99	Q2	1.7
71	CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY	101	65–194	99	Q2	2.2
72	JACC-Clinical Electrophysiology	102	63–131	99	Q1	3.2
72	AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL	102	70–135	76	Q1	2.7
74	CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY	103	66–133	100	Q2	2.2
75	European Heart Journal Open	105	72–146	100	Q1	2.8
76	Korean Circulation Journal	106	83–142	100	Q2	1.7
76	Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research	106	74–147	100	Q2	2.3
78	American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice	108	66–166	100	Q3	1.3
78	BMC Cardiovascular Disorders	108	73–172	100	Q2	2.6
80	Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases	109	74–149	100	Q4	0.5
80	European Journal of Preventive Cardiology	109	68–159	50	Q1	2.4
82	General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases	110	80–147	100	Q4	0.3
82	HYPERTENSION RESEARCH	110	73–154	100	Q1	3.6
82	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine	110	81–156	100	Q2	2.3
82	PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY	110	77–167	96	Q3	1.1
86	Journal of Cardiology	112	71–143	100	Q2	2.2
86	European Heart Journal - Digital Health	112	86–146	99	Q1	2.7
86	Current Hypertension Reviews	112	87–150	39	Q3	1.3
86	JACC-Heart Failure	112	71–152	100	Q1	4.1
86	Cardiovascular Toxicology	112	84–186	97	Q1	3.6
91	Pulmonary Circulation	114	71–165	100	Q2	1.8
92	JACC-Asia	115	78–154	100	Q2	2.0
92	Indian Heart Journal	115	68–196	99	Q3	0.8
94	JACC-Advances	118	89–141	100	Q1	3.2
94	ESC Heart Failure	118	84–169	100	Q1	4.9
96	CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REVIEWS	119	93–146	100	Q2	2.0
97	Journal of Echocardiography	121	73–184	100	Q3	1.1
98	Clinical Hypertension	122	86–161	73	Q1	4.4
98	HEART	122	102–178	88	Q2	2.7
98	Heart Lung and Circulation	122	93–203	100	Q4	0.3

Median days: half of the journal’s accepted articles took less time from submission to acceptance and half took more. Middle half: the 25th to 75th percentile. Articles: how many recent PubMed articles had both dates. Journals with the same rounded median share a rank.

Median under 30 days. Very short intervals usually reflect how a journal records its dates (for example a new received date after revision) or invited and fast-track article types such as reviews and editorials, not unusually quick peer review. Check the journal’s peer-review policy before reading anything into them.

Showing the 100 fastest of 130 cardiology journals. Every journal’s figure is on its own page and in the acceptance times dataset.

Questions about cardiology journal acceptance times

Which cardiology journals accept papers fastest?

Among the 130 cardiology journals with enough PubMed dates, the shortest median times from submission to acceptance (leaving out medians under 30 days, which usually reflect how dates are recorded) are Journal of Clinical Medicine (33 days), Postepy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej (37 days), Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (43 days), Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (45 days), JACC-Journal of the American College of Cardiology (45 days). These medians include peer review and revisions, and cover accepted papers only.

How long does a cardiology journal take to accept a paper?

The typical cardiology journal on this page has a median of 96 days from submission to acceptance. 17 of 130 journals have a median under 60 days and 7 take more than 180 days.

Is this the peer review time?

No. PubMed records when a manuscript was received and when it was accepted, not the individual review stages. The interval includes editorial handling, peer review, revisions and the time authors spent revising, so it is longer than the time to a first decision. For first-decision times, check the journal’s own website.

Does a fast journal mean my paper is more likely to be accepted?

No. Only accepted papers have an acceptance date, so this ranking says nothing about acceptance rates or how quickly a journal rejects papers. A very fast acceptance can also be a sign of light peer review. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and peer-review policy before submitting.

About this data

Source: the received and accepted dates publishers deposit in PubMed, read through the public NCBI E-utilities for articles published 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31, up to 100 recent articles per journal. Data checked 2026-11-03.
A journal is ranked only when at least 20 articles have both dates and at least half of the articles checked have them. Journals that do not deposit dates in PubMed, including most journals outside the life sciences, cannot be ranked here.
The ranking uses each journal’s median: half of its accepted articles took less time and half took more. The middle-half range shows the 25th to 75th percentile.
Fields come from the OpenAlex classification of each journal’s research topics. A journal joins a field when at least two of its four main topics are in it, so a journal can appear in more than one field and some classifications are imperfect.
Quartile and score are the journal’s best OpenAlex subfield quartile and its Journal Metrics Score, shown for context; they play no part in the order.

The full journal-level dataset is in the journal acceptance times study (with a CSV download). Spot an error or a journal whose dates look wrong? Tell us.

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