European Heart Journal

About the European Heart Journal

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.


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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.

Editor-in-Chief: Frans Van de Werf, BE

ISSN : 0195-668X
Volume 30 - year 2009
24 issues+10-18 suppl.
ESC Members Rate : € 140

Impact Factor Ranking

The Impact Factor for the European Heart Journal is 7.924 for 2007.

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

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