Heart, Vessels and Transplantation

Aims & Scope

The Heart, Vessels and Transplantation is an international, English language, double-blind peer-reviewed journal on adult and pediatric cardiovascular surgery and transplantation, cardiology and all relevant disciplines, including thoracic and abdominal surgery, vascular diseases, internal medicine, imaging, public health, and continuous medical education.

It is an independent international journal and is published 4 times per year (March, June, September and December) in print and electronically (articles also are published ahead of print).

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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.

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
• Plagiarism 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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 350.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• Advances in echocardiography: global longitudinal strain, intra-cardiac multidirectional flow imaging and automated 3d volume analysis

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Oben, Ezgi, Yasemin, Tugba

• A rare case of bacterial infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus alactolyticus

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Nedim, Oben, Emine, Ceren

• Atria: A comprehensive evaluation with echocardiography

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Oben, Ezgi, Tugba, Sinan

• Acute Coronary Syndrome in Older Adults: an Update from the 2022 Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Stefano, Anna Maria, Francesco, Matteo

• COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Andrea Rocha, Cristiane

• Ovarian vein diameters measured by MDCT in women without evidence of pelvic congestion syndrome

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Kairgeldy, Tugsan, Erol, Erol

• Severe bradyarrhythmia requiring temporary pacemaker in a COVID-19 patient receiving lopinavir/ritonavir treatment: a case report

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Zhenisgul, Bekbolat, Meirambek, Bulat, Zhambul

• Radiation Therapy Induced Cardiovascular Disease

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Heath, William, Andrew, Sonny

• Athletic heart adaptation, pathological hypertrophy and sudden cardiac death

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Damirbek, Fuat

• Effects of the cardiac rehabilitation program on the quality of life in patients after open-heart surgery

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Moldir, Berik, Kymbat, Kuramys, Zarina, Berikbay