Europace

Aims & Scope

EP - Europace - European Journal of Pacing, Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electrophysiology of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

The journal aims to provide an avenue of communication of top quality European and international original scientific work and reviews in the fields of Arrhythmias, Pacing and Cellular Electrophysiology.

The Journal offers the reader a collection of contemporary original peer-reviewed papers, invited papers and editorial comments together with book reviews and correspondence.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.4
2024	7.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	685

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5836

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.057

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	137

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

  Citation: 1416

  Authors: Paulus, Stefano, Dipak, Anders, Dan, Barbara, Manuel, Hans-Christoph, Hein, Jeroen, Gerhard, Antonis S., Jonas, Bogdan Alexandru, Ulrich, Bart, Panagiotis, Stefan, John, Gonzalo, Werner, Scipione, Filip, Antonio, Raffaele, Spiridon, Dobromir, José M., Gerasimos, Donna, Bulent, Maxine, Stefan H., Philippe, Gregory Y. H., Athanasios, John, Piotr, Raphael, Frank, Irina, Sanjay, Piotr, Juan Luis, Clare J., Isabelle C., Adriaan A., Stephan, Jose Luis, Katja

• 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

  Citation: 1176

  Authors: H., K. H., R., J., A. J., S.-A., H. J. G., R. J., D. W., J., J., K., M. D., D. E., M., G., Y., W., J., P., J., D., Y.-H., P., G., H., K., B. D., M., F. E., P. M., J. L., F., K., H., A., S., D. L., C., E., A., V., J. N., R. J., H.-M., D., H., K. H., R., S.-A., E. N., K. H., A., D. E., F. E., H., D. W., B. D., R., D. L., J., A. J., H. J. G., J., J., K., M. D., M., G., Y., W. M., P., J., J., D., Y.-H., P., G., H., K., M., F., P., J. L., F., K., H., S., C., A., V., J. N., R. J., H.-M., D., N., J., A. M., H., C., G., S., M., I. E., H.-N., T., D., T. W., P. E.

• Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

  Citation: 1012

  Authors: A. John, Paulus, Gregory Y.H., Ulrich, Irene, Sabine, Isabelle C., Nawwar, Gerhard, Bernard, Hein, Ottavio, Annalisa, Dan, Paolo, Raffaele, Johan, Andreas, Bulent, Magnus, Stefan H., Philippe, Jean-Yves, Piotr, Frans H., Alec, Angelo, Jeroen, Claudio, Veronica, Gerasimos, Christian, Richard, Peter, Theresa, Bogdan A., Zeljko, Udo, Per Anton, Michal, Panos E., Petr, Panos E., Vazha, Etienne, Tosho, Carina, Alessandro, Harry, Björn, Thierry, Michael, Marnix, Dietrich C., Siew Yen, Robert J. M., Sedat, John, Pasquale, Pekka, Maria Jesus, Martin J., Alexander, João, Janina, Hasso, Jose Luis, Igor

• 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

  Citation: 944

  Authors: A. John, Gregory Y.H., Raffaele, Irene, Dan, Stefan H., Gerhard, Paulus, Jeroen J., Helmut, Claudio, Veronica, Christi, Robert, Christian, David, Arno, Paulus, Juhani, Philippe, Theresa, Cyril, Bogdan A., Željko, Udo, Per Anton, Michal, Adam, Alec, Stephan, Panos, Nawwar, Ottavio, Annalisa, Carina, Paolo, Johan, Sabine, Andreas, Bulent, Robert, Hein, Magnus, Steen Dalby, Philippe, Jean-Yves, Hercules, Lluís, Pasquale Perrone, Piotr, Bernard, Frans H., Ulrich, Isabelle C., Freek W.A.

• 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

  Citation: 840

  Authors: Hugh, Gerhard, Riccardo, Young-Hoon, Eduardo B, Luis, Joseph G, Vinay, Josep, John, Peng-Sheng, Shih-Ann, Mina K, Jens, Anne B, D Wyn, John D, André, N M S, Luigi, Mattias, James R, Kenneth A, Patrick T, Sabine, Guilherme, Edward P, David E, Michel, Robert H, Elaine, Warren M, Jose, Jonathan M, Josef, Hans, Karl Heinz, Koichiro, Richard, Thorsten, Bruce D, Laurent, Moussa, Francis E, Gregory F, Hiroshi, Andrea, Stanley, Ken, Douglas, Evgeny, Matthew R, Prashanthan, Mauricio, Richard, Claudio, Hsuan-Ming, Atul, David J, Teiichi, Carina, Angelo A V, Peter M, Gregory Y H, Nicholas S, Cristiano F, Antonio, Eduardo B, Kazuhiro, Martin K, Stephan

• Updated European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

  Citation: 830

  Authors: Hein, Peter, Marco, Matthias, Hans-Christoph, Werner, Jonas, Peter, A. John, Paulus

• 2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: The Task Force on cardiac pacing and resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

  Citation: 805

  Authors: M., A., G., P., G., O.-A., J., J.-C., V., P. M., B., C. W., C., C., L., L., R., P. E., J. L., S., H., J. J., H., V., C., C., R., R., D., A. W., P., J., P., P., A., P., M. F., P., P. A., J. L., M., A., W., S., P., C., L. P., F., D., H., W., P., P., J.-C., D., S., D., A. W., J.-Y., H., T., J. L., M. M., J. C., B., L., F., M., I. C., C. M.

• 2021 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the Use of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

  Citation: 743

  Authors: Jan, Ronan, Matthias, Pieter, Lien, Karl Georg, Jonas, Holger, Vanessa, Nigel, Peter, Thomas, Tatjana, A John, Hein, Gregory Y H, Thomas, Nikolaos, Giuseppe, Tze-Fan, Eue-Keun, Mellanie True, Itamar de Souza, Deirdre A, Dan, Boyoung, Oana Maria, Mark

• HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for the Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies: This document was developed as a partnership between the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

  Citation: 649

  Authors: M. J., S. G., S., C., R., H., A. J., P. T., M., R., R. E., D. P., H., W. J., E., C., J. A., H., A., C., D. P.

• European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

  Citation: 597

  Authors: Hein, Peter, Marco, Matthias, Werner, Jonas, Peter, A. John, Paulus

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