Cardiology Plus

Aims & Scope

Cardiology Plus (ISSN: 2470-7511) is an international, English-language, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal covering the field of cardiovascular medicine and related multidisciplinary fields.

It is an official journal of the Chinese Cardiovascular Association (CCA) and is published quarterly.

Cardiology Plus aims to publish high-quality research, including, but not limited to, technical advances in multidisciplinary therapy, biomarkers, imaging, physiology, pathology, and epidemiology in cardiovascular medicine.

Contributions related to cardiovascular medicine also include basic science, nutrition, nursing, rehabilitation, public health, human genetics, environment, education, and sociology.​ Cardiology Plus is a professional exchange forum in the cardiovascular field.

In addition to publishing original research on the latest development in Cardiology, editorial, review, meta-analysis, perspective, opinion, consensus and guideline, tutorial review, and letters from readers are also welcome.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Aortic dissection: global epidemiology

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jianhan, Feng, Jiabin, Pengfei, Shuangjing, Wei

• Understanding COVID-19-related myocarditis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment strategies

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Hongyang, Chunxia, Dao Wen

• Chinese expert consensus on the risk assessment and management of panvascular disease inpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2022 edition)

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Xi, Bo, Junbo, Lixin, Yong, Linong, Qian, Song, Yong, Fang, Xinfeng, Yuping, Bin, Ankang, Yongjun, Jianping, Qiang, Yingmei, Jingmin

• Mortality trend of heart diseases in China, 2013–2020

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Zheng, Yangyang, Wei, Lijun, Maigeng, Peng, Yong

• Metabolism, inflammation, and cardiovascular diseases from basic research to clinical practice

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Zihang, Aijun

• Clinical characteristics and in-hospital management strategies in patients with acute coronary syndrome: results from 2,096 accredited Chest Pain Centers in China from 2016 to 2021

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Linjie, Xin, Zhengyang, Geru, Pengfei, Zhuoqun, Yongle, Chengyi, Xi, Qing, Yong

• Association of ambient air pollution and cardiovascular symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Shiyu, Fangchao, Hanrui, Sihan, Xiangfeng, Jianfeng

• Air pollution and cardiovascular heath in a changing climate

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Haidong, Tiantian, Zhenyu

• All-cause mortality in moderate and severe COVID-19 patients with myocardial injury receiving versus not receiving azvudine: a propensity score-matched analysis

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Ru, Yi, Shan, Jian, Meng, Hongli, Lin, Hongwei, Kai

• Identification of the metabolic state of surviving cardiomyocytes in the human infarcted heart by spatial single-cell transcriptomics

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Yan, Il-man, Neal L., Yaoliang