International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease

Aims & Scope

Affiliated to: the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, the Japanese Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease and the Italian Society of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology.

IJC Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is an online-only, open-access journal dedicated to publishing Original Articles, Reviews (largely by invitation), Debates (by invitation only), Guidelines, Editorials, CHD Perspectives, CHD Pulse (by invitation only), Abstracts from Meetings and Correspondence reporting on congenital heart disease and related outcomes, technology and innovation, congenital cardiac surgery and catheter interventions, multi-modality imaging, electrophysiology, devices and sudden cardiac death, genetics, pulmonary arterial hypertension, pregnancy and heart disease, life-style issues, patient education and patient empowerment and health policy.

Articles must be authentic, educational, clinically relevant, and original in their content and scientific approach.

IJC Congenital Heart Disease requires the highest standards of scientific integrity in order to promote reliable, reproducible and verifiable research findings.

All authors are advised to consult the Principles of Ethical Publishing in the Journal before submitting a manuscript.

Submission ofa manuscript to this journal gives the publisher the right to publish that paper if it is accepted.

Manuscripts may be edited to improve clarity and expression.

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

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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,000.00 USD. Learn more.

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