European Heart Journal

European Heart Journal
DisciplineCardiology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byFilippo Crea
Publication details
History1980–present
Publisher
Frequency48/year
Hybrid
45.3 (2025)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Eur. Heart J.
NLMEur Heart J
Indexing
CODENEHJODF
ISSN0195-668X (print)
1522-9645 (web)
LCCNsn79009215
OCLC no.05585193
Links

The European Heart Journal is a peer-reviewed medical journal of cardiology published by Oxford University Press on a weekly basis, on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The first issue was published in February 1980.

Overview

The medical journal publishes both clinical and scientific papers on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews. In addition, the journal features reviews, clinical perspectives, podcasts, and editorial articles about recent developments in cardiology, and encourages correspondence from its readers. Another important aspect of the journal are the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines, which cover all areas of cardiology.

The current Impact Factor of the journal is 45.3, ranking it 2nd in the field of cardiology.

Thomas F. Lüscher (Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Trust and Universität Zürich) was succeeded by Filippo Crea as the editor-in-chief in September 2020.

Specialty journals

In addition to the European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press publishes several other specialty journals on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology, each focused on a specific modality in cardiology. These journals are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About". Retrieved 11 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 2025 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2026)
  3. ↑ "Professor Filippo Crea". esc365.escardio.org. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "ESC Publications".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)