Indian Heart Journal

Aims & Scope

Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe.

The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia.

The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology - including cardiovascular medicine and surgery.

Some of the topics covered are Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Infective Endocarditis.

IHJ open access invites original research articles, research briefs, perspective, case reports, case vignette, cardiovascular images, cardiovascular graphics, research letters, correspondence, reader forum, and interesting photographs, for publication.

IHJ open access also publishes theme-based special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed

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.

• Prevalence of hypertension among Indian adults: Results from the great India blood pressure survey

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Sivasubramanian, Geevar, Kartik, J., P.P., K., Santosh, Rishi, Dharmendra, Neil, Kalaivani, Tanya Singh, Bharathraj, Sudha, Sunil K., Balram, Ambuj, Shyam S., Rajeev, Sandeep, Sanjay, Ranjit K., Sanjay, Mohit D., M.P., I.P.S., G.S., Satish, Subroto, Nagendra Boopathy, Geetha, Debabatra, Sibananda, Kajal, S.N., S.S., B.P., B.B., Mrinal K., Soumitra, K.C., V.K., Sarat, Amal, Santanu, P.K., H.K., Prakash, Ashok, J., B.P., B.B., A.K., Kartik, Sivasubramanian, Sudha, Sunil K., Balram, Ambuj, Sandeep, Sanjay, H.S., Neeraj, Ranjit K., Sanjay, Vijay, Mohit D., M.P., Ramandeep, S.C., Arun, Peeyush, Sameer, I.P.S., B.S., H.S., G. Bala, Rakesh, S.K., K.C., V.K., H.K., Ashok, Geevar, P.P., K., George, Tiny, N., Anil, Raju, Sudhaya, Abdul, Mathew, Sunitha, A., Jaideep, Govindan, Cibu, PB Jayagopal, P.K., Subroto, A.K., Neil, A.K., Neil, Rupam, Dinesh, Amit, S.N., S.S., Syed Manzor, Parag, Navreet, Yashbir S., Davinder, Sameer, Chirayu, Kinjal, Shrenik, G.S., Satish, Chandra Bhan, Santosh, Nagendra Boopathy, Geetha Subramanyam, Ajit Mullasari, Rishi, Varun, R.K., Dharmendra, Praveen, Sudeep, P.K., Debabatra, Sibananda, Kajal, M.K., Soumitra, Sarat Chandra Amal, Santanu, P.K.

• Digital healthcare: The only solution for better healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic?

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Aditya, Santanu, Mrinal, Kewal C., Rakesh

• Quercetin reduces the transcriptional activity of NF-kB in stable coronary artery disease

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Nataliya, Yurii, Yeugen, Zinaida, Yulija, Yurii, Igor

• Hypertension: The most important non communicable disease risk factor in India

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Rajeev, Denis

• Comparison of different cardiovascular risk score calculators for cardiovascular risk prediction and guideline recommended statin uses

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Naveen, Subrat K., Aditya, Satyendra, Sudeep, Roopali, Pravin Kumar

• Recent trends in epidemiology of dyslipidemias in India

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Rajeev, Ravinder S., Anoop, Samin K.

• How do I do it? Speckle-tracking echocardiography

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Manish, Ravi R.

• Atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism: A literature review

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Vivek, Wael, Shanker, Mazhar

• Lipoprotein(a): An independent, genetic, and causal factor for cardiovascular disease and acute myocardial infarction

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Enas A., Basil, T.S., Guillaume, Vinay K.

• The predictors of no reflow phenomenon after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Jonny Karunia, Teuku, Mohammad Saifur