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Welcome to the World Journal of Cardiology

World Journal of Cardiology (WJC, World J Cardiol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of cardiology. The types of articles published in WJC include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJC is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 Published Issues
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Ramdas G Pai, MD, Professor, (Email: ramdas.pai@medsch.ucr.edu) Director Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, Chair of Clinical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA 92507, United States
  • Xiao-Quan Rao, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJC is now abstracted and indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJC as 2.8; JIF without journal self cites: 2.6; 5-year JIF: 2.9; JIF Rank: 84/230 in cardiac and cardiovascular systems; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.

The WJC’s CiteScore for 2024 is 3.2 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine is 192/397. 

ISSN
1949-8462 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (291), Peer Review Time (16 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (28 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (32 days/Mean), Accepted (49.8%/Mean), Production Time (33 days/Mean), Time to Publication (131 days/Mean), and Rejected (30.6%/Mean).
Editorial
Opinion Review
Review
Aikaterini-Eleftheria Karanikola, Dimitrios Tsiachris, Nikos Argyriou, Michail Botis, Konstantinos Pamporis, Panagiotis Xydis, Christos Fragoulis, Athanasios Kordalis, Konstantinos Tsioufis 
World J Cardiol 17(12):114575. Published online Dec 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i12.114575
Minireviews
Pedro Gargallo-Bayo, Darío Rodrigo-Mallorca, Joaquin Calatayud, Luis Suso-Martí, Jordi Vicent-Micó, Iván Chulvi-Medrano 
World J Cardiol 17(12):111591. Published online Dec 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i12.111591
Case Control Study
Retrospective Study
Moaz Mansoor, Faisal Nabi Depar, Hafiz Usama Talha, Haroon Ur Rashid, Ahmad Ashraf, Muhammad Nouman, Mohammad Abbas, Maaz Tariq Abbasi, Ali Sher 
World J Cardiol 17(12):115254. Published online Dec 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i12.115254
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Dimitra Bacharaki, Elias Kyriakou, Aggeliki Sardeli, Petros Nikolopoulos, George Triantaphyllis, Athina Drakou, Fotis Makris, Eleni Spanou, Eleni Triantou, Emmanouel Haviaras, Alexandra Fatourou, Aristarchos Poulis, Argyrios Tsantes, John Kyriazis, Sophia Lionaki 
World J Cardiol 17(12):112046. Published online Dec 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i12.112046
Basic Study
Systematic Reviews
Rasha Kaddoura, Zainab Dakhil, Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Dina Abushanab, Ihsan Rafie, Mohammed Al-Hijji 
World J Cardiol 17(12):110450. Published online Dec 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i12.110450
Faizan Ahmed, Ramsha Ali, Faseeh Haider, Haider Hussain Shah, Kanza Farhan, Kainat Jahangir, Madiha Kiyani, Muhammad Saad Khan, Zaima Afzaal, Shayan Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Abdullah Nizam, Muhammad Usman, Najam Gohar, Mushood Ahmed, Tehmasp Rehman Mirza, Yasar Sattar, Amro Taha, Jesus Almendral, Fawaz Alenezi 
World J Cardiol 17(12):113820. Published online Dec 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i12.113820
Case Report
Letter to the Editor