Mission Statement:

The European Heart Journal is the official general cardiology journal of the ESC. The European Heart Journal aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine.
Presentation and Impact Factor
In addition to publishing original papers on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine and surgery, the Journal also features Reviews, Clinical Perspectives, ESC Guidelines and editorial articles about recent developments in cardiology as well as encouraging correspondence from its readers.
European Heart Journal information
NEW ! EHJ goes to 48 issues in 2013
Editor-in-Chief: Thomas F. Lüscher FESC, CH
ISSN : 0195-668X
ESC Members subscription rate: € 220
Volume 34 - year 2013
48 issues+ suppl.
Impact Factor Ranking
Impact Factor 2011 = 10.478
1997 = 2.10, 1998 = 3.63, 1999 = 3.21, 2000 = 3.840, 2001 = 5.153, 2002 = 6.131, 2003 = 5.997, 2004=6.247, 2005 = 7.431, 2006 = 7.286, 2007 = 7.924, 2008 = 8.917, 2009= 9.8, 2010 = 10.046
Instructions to authors
Information on how to submit manuscripts can be found here: Instructions to authors
If you experience any problems, please contact the Publisher at help@eurheartj.org
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