Aims & Scope

As the leader in its field, JACC publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on all aspects of cardiovascular disease.

Topics covered include coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, cardiomyopathy, drug treatment, new diagnostic techniques, findings from the laboratory, and large multicenter studies of new therapies.

JACC also publishes abstracts of papers presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology and the reports and recommendations of the Bethesda Conferences on current topics in cardiovascular disease.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 22.3
2024 21.70

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 102

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 19103

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 9.015

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 512

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


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.

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    Citation: 8199

    Authors: Gregory A., George A., Catherine O., Giovanni, Enrico, Larry M., Noël C., Andrea Z., Emelia J., Catherine P., Aimé, Michael, Marianne, Thomas J., Jonathan, Alberico L., Sumeet S., Leslie T., Josef, Michael, Nicole, Kim A., Sophia, Valery L., Joaquim, Gerry, Emmanuela, Scott M., Feng J., George, Frank, Lesley, Ganesan, Nicholas, Walter, Carl, Donald, Hong S., Antonio, Awoke Misganaw, Ali, Andrew E., Paul, Jagat, Bruce, Mpiko, Glaucia, Catherine, Mayowa, Michael, Sanjay, Marissa, Antonio Luiz P., Nancy, Anthony, Craig, Saate, Karen, Benjamin, Johan, Patrick, Imad M., Marco, Theo, Paul K., Magdi, Liesl, Christopher, Valentin, Gregory A., George A., Catherine O., Giovanni, Enrico, Larry M., Noel C., Andrea, Emelia J., Catherine P., Aime, Michael, Marianne, Thomas J., Jonathan R., Alberico L., Sumeet, Leslie T., Josef, Michael H., Nicole K., Kim A., Sophia, Valery L., Joaquim, F. Gerry R., Emmanuela, Scott M., Feng J., George, Frank, Lesley, Ganesan, Nicholas J., Walter J., Carl, Donald, Hong S., Antonio, Awoke T., Ali H., Andrew E., Paul, Jagat, Bruce, Mpiko, Gláucia M.M., Catherine M., Mayowa O., Michael, Sanjay, Marissa B., Antonio Luiz P., Nancy A., Anthony, Craig A., Saate S., Karen, Benjamin A., Johan, Patrick, Imad I., Marco, Theo, Paul K., Magdi, Liesl J., Mohsen, Alireza, Aidin, Victor, Woldu A., Eman, Abdelrahman I., Dilaram, Tim, Oladimeji M., Zanfina, Shailesh M., Khashayar, Ashkan, Gina, Pradyumna, Sohail, Sepideh, Muktar B., Budi, Yonas, Wuraola, Addis, Chisom J., Fares, Ayman, Khalid F., Sheikh M., Vahid, Syed M., François, Amir, Sami, Rajaa M., Adeladza K., Saeed, Arya, Hubert, Dickson A., Robert, Deanna, Tudorel, Catalina Liliana, Alireza, Zelalem A., Ippazio Cosimo, Benny, Razique, Lambert T., Jalal, Johan, Kurnia D., Zerihun, Marcel, Leticia, Asma T., Mamaru A., Henok T., Muluken A., Samad, Darshan B., Nafiseh, Atif A., Ahad, Maciej, Palash C., Emerson A., Miguel A., Lingkan, Sanjay, Neeraj, Yannick, Derrick A., Isabela M., Adam E., Yihienew M., Akshaya S., Sonu, Krittika, Ali, Boris, Mulugeta M., Archith, Luisa C., Hermann, Nikolay I., Zahid A., Florentino Luciano, Leah E., Lucero, Luis A., Ismael R., Carlos, Josip, Juan J., Felix, Carlos A., Ferrán, Ester, Jaykaran, Vijay Kumar, Simiao, Ken L., Jee-Young J., Dinh-Toi, Sheng-Chia, Massimo, Sean, Sara, Vera M., David K., Omid, Baye, Xiaochen, Albertino A.M., Lalit, Rakhi, Kairat, Vanessa, Fernando P., Jan-Walter, Edgar, Meseret, Behailu T., Rupak, Günther, Samath D., Meghnath, Raja Ram, Mostafa, Daniel, Shirin, Klara, Abdel, Bruce B., Andre R., Arielle W., Sanam, Aziz, Sahar, Michael, Nevine, Islam Y., Muhammed, Shaimaa I., Sadaf, Atkilt E., Oghenowede, Ibtihal, Emerito Jose A., Pawan S., Medhat, Farshad, Eduarda, Carlota, Pietro, Irina, Florian, David, Takeshi, Mohamed M., Shilpa, Morsaleh, Jalaj, Abadi K., Birhan G., Kidane Z., Gebreamlak G., Lemma, Abera Getachew, Alireza, Ahmad, Nermin, Simona, Syed Amir, Paramjit S., Richard F., Ekaterina V., Elena V., Mahaveer, Kebebe B., Amir Hossein, Alessandra C., Jenny S., Avirup, Yuming, Rajeev, Vladimir, Nima, Teklehaimanot G., Randah R., Samer, Graeme J., Arief, Risky K., Maryam, Abdiwahab, Shoaib, Hamid Y., Rasmus J., Simon I., Khezar, Golnaz, Claudiu, Ramesh, Mostafa, Mehdi, Mihaela, Sorin, Mowafa, Junjie, Ayesha, Ivo, Charles U., Segun E., Olayinka S., Irena M., Milena D., Usman, Seyed Sina N., Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Rakibul M., Hiroyasu, Masao, Vardhmaan, Tahereh, Sathish Kumar, Shubha, Ranil, Panniyammakal, Ravi P., Jost B., Jitendra, Farahnaz, Jacek J., Mikk, Ali, Tanvir, Rizwan, Rohollah, Ashwin, Ibrahim, Himal, Amit, André, Ayele Semachew, Patrick D.M.C., Gbenga A., Yousef S., Mohammad, Muhammad S., Md Nuruzzaman, Maseer, Ejaz A., Khaled, Gulam M.A., Yun Jin, Gyu Ri, Ruth W., Sezer, Adnan, Mika, Dhaval, Ali, Vladimir A., Sindhura Lakshmi, Ai, Kewal, Vijay, Barthelemy, Burcu, Vaman, G. Anil, Nithin, Om P., Dian, Gene F., Carlo, Ben, Tea, Qing, Savita, Zohra S., Paolo, Wayne R., Avula, Kate E., Ming-Chieh, Bingyu, Shanshan, Stephen S., Lee-Ling, Hualiang, Ziqiang, Ro-Ting, Xuefeng, Alan D., Stefan, Paulo A., Alessandra, Nirmal K., Fabiana, Morteza, Azeem, Reza, Ahmad A., Abdullah A., Navid, Mohammad Ali, Lorenzo G., Santi, Manu R., Giampiero, Suresh, Man Mohan, Toni, Ritesh G., Atte, Tomislav, Bartosz, Tomasz, Irmina Maria, Ted R., Erkin M., Hamed, Babak, Masoud, Yousef, Dara K., Shafiu, Mohammed A., Yaser, Mariam, Ahmed A., Ghobad, Rahmatollah, Paula, Lidia, Ilais, Jakub, Sumaira, Walter, Kamarul Imran, Ahamarshan J., Mahdi, Vinay, Atta Abbas, Sreenivas, Bruno R., Vinod C., Javad, Milad, Ruxandra I., Sandhya, Huong L.T., Molly R., Bo, Jean Jacques, Brice E., Christoph, Oluwakemi O., Felix A., Andrew T., Hans, Alberto, Samuel M., Jagadish Rao, Raffaele, Adrian, Songhomitra, Utsav, Eun-Cheol, Mojtaba, Fatemeh, Urvish K., Mona, Rajan, Veincent Christian F., Arokiasamy, Norberto, Hai Q., Thomas, Michael A., Farhad, Vivek, Roman V., Akram, Dimas R.A., Navid, Mohammad, Amir, Alireza, Fakher, Vafa, Mohammad Hifz, Muhammad Aziz, Amir Masoud, Ivo, Pradhum, Sudha, Juwel, Priyanga, Sowmya J., Priya, Lal, Wasiq F., Reza, Giuseppe, Andre M.N., Aziz, Seyed Mohammad, Ross L., Leonardo, Peter, Michele, Gholamreza, Godfrey M., Seyedmohammad, Maha M., Siamak, Simona, Masoumeh, Sahar, Saeed, Amirhossein, Sana, Hamideh, Mehrnoosh, Abdallah M., Itamar S., Milena M., Nizal, Arash, Thirunavukkarasu, Monika, Mete, Maria I., Aletta E., Subramanian, Sadaf G., Feng, Saeed, Izza, Masood A., Mahdi, Morteza, Md Shajedur Rahman, Aziz, Mika, Min-Jeong, Jae Il, Rahman, Ivy, Kerem, Soraya, Tariq J., Diego A.S., Jasvinder A., Ambrish Singh, Valentin Y., Anna A., Amin, Emma E., Leo, Stefan, Saverio, Rizwan, Hooman, Eyayou G., Degena B., Masih, Md, Berhane F., Mohamad-Hani, Ayenew K., Bhaskar, Kavumpurathu R., Rekha, Amanda G., Binod, Marcello, Mathilde, Marcos R., Avnish, Jaya P., Thomas C., Guesh M., Gebiyaw W., Nikolaos, Biruk S., Stefanos, Krishna Kishore, Brigid, Bhaskaran, Muhammad S., Muthiah, Pascual R., Tommi J., Diana Z., Narayanaswamy, Giang T., Isidora S., Yasir, Yanzhong, Fang, Jingkai, Robert G., Abrha H., Ronny, Andrea S., Charles S., Charles D.A., Befikadu Legesse, Gelin, Ali, Kazumasa, Lijing L., Srikanth, Yuichiro, Hiroshi, Tomas Y., Yigizie, Christopher S., Naohiro, Chuanhua, Hasan, Geevar, Sojib Bin, Muhammed S., Maryam, Ramin, Alireza, Afshin, Mikhail S., Anasthasia, Zhi-Jiang, Yunquan, Wangjian, Chenwen, Zhiyong, Yves Miel H., Christopher J.L., Valentin

  • Quantification of coronary artery calcium using ultrafast computed tomography

    Citation: 6410

    Authors: Arthur S., Warren R., Frank J., Noel R., Manuel, Robert

  • 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults

    Citation: 3181

    Authors: Neil J., Jennifer G., Alice H., C. Noel, Conrad B., Robert H., Anne C., David, Daniel, Donald M., Patrick, J. Sanford, Susan T., Sidney C., Karol, Peter W.F.

  • Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015

    Citation: 3046

    Authors: Gregory A., Catherine, Amanuel, Foad, Semaw Ferede, Gebre, Muktar, Baran, Tahiya, Khurshid, François, Nelson, Stephen, Hossein, Johan, Hamid, Tesfay Mehari, Leticia, Ashish, Amitava, Aleksandra, Till, Lars, Neeraj, Ezra, Derrick, Gebremedhin, Zulfiqar, Shimelash, Jonathan, Juan Jesus, Deborah Carvalho, Carlos Andres, Jacqueline, Ferrán, Jee-Young, Hanne, Massimo, Leslie, Michael, David, Albertino, Lalit, Rakhi, Kairat, Samath, Prabhakaran, Manisha, Rebecca, Maysaa, Emerito Jose A., Alireza, Talha, Maryam, Valery, Eric L., Gerry, Tsegaye, Richard, Audra, Philimon, Rajeev, Tesfa Dejenie, Nima, Tesfaye, Gessessew Bugssa, Graeme, Hamid Yimam, Kalkidan Hassen, Rasmus, Simon I., Masako, Peter J., Kathryn, Spencer, Mehdi, Panniyammakal, Denny, Jost, Yogeshwar, Chante, Amir, Yousef, Abdur, Young-Ho, Sahil, Abdullah T., Jagdish, Daniel, Dhaval, Soewarta, Kristopher J., G. Anil, Gene F., Dharmesh Kumar, Anders, Shai, Alan, Paulo A., Hassan Magdy Abd, Reza, Mohsen, Toni, Kidanu Gebremariam, George, Atte, Haftay, Ted, Erkin, Shafiu, Andrew E., Kamarul Imran, Jagat, Bruce, Frida, Grant, Carla Makhlouf, Mayowa, George, João, Dima, Mostafa, Kazem, Rajesh Kumar, Salman, Antônio, Saeid, Joshua A., Itamar, Milena, Benn, Aletta, Sadaf, Masood Ali, Min-Jeong, Mehdi, Hirbo, Diego Augusto Santos, Eugene, Saverio, Soumya, Rafael, Niguse, Fisaha, J.S., Amanda, Roman, Thomas, Stefanos, Kingsley Nnanna, Olalekan, Tommi, Vasiliy, Stein Emil, Tolassa, David, Robert, Andrea, Ronny, Charles Shey, Charles, Abdulhalik, Gelin, Yuichiro, Paul, Naohiro, Mustafa, Chuanhua, Theo, Mohsen, Christopher


Quick Facts

Current Factor
22.3
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
9.015
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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