期刊名称 American Journal of Cardiology
期刊缩写 AM J CARDIOL
学科分类 医学
出版周期 24次/年
审稿速度 1 个月 （平均）
投稿命中率 37.5 % （均值)
期刊主页 http://www.ajconline.org/
ISSN 号 0002-9149
IF 趋势 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
3.059 3.015 3.603 3.905 3.575 3.68 3.368 3.209
被收录情况 1. Science Citation Index
2. Science Citation Index Expanded
3. Current Contents - Clinical Medicine
4. Current Contents - Life Sciences
5. BIOSIS Previews
PubSci评语 心血管和心脏病学期刊，在心血管领域，该刊号称接受速度最快。审稿人要求较严格，不易发表。
期刊简介 The American Journal of Cardiology是为全世界的心血管病专家和心脏病学方面的内科医生创立的一个独立的同行评审期刊，每年发行24次。该刊关注临床实践以及心血管病诊断和治疗的临床方法。
投稿注意事项 特别提醒：Open Access方式发表论文需要缴纳3000美元，常规方式发表无需此费用。彩页额外计费。
一般注意事项：
Guide for Authors
MANUSCRIPTS are received with the understanding that they are submitted solely to THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY®, that upon submission, they become the property of the Publisher, that the work has not been previously published, and that the data in the manuscripts have been reviewed by all authors, who agree with the analyses of the data and the conclusions reached in the manuscript. The publisher reserves copyright and renewal on all published material, and such material may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Publisher. Statements in articles are the responsibility of the authors. The Journal does not accept original articles involving animal research.
As of May 1, 2005, all new manuscripts, including Readers' Comments and Errata, must be submitted through The American Journal of Cardiology online and review Web site (http://ees.elsevier.com/ajc ). Authors are requested to submit the text, tables, and figures in electronic form to this address. The Publisher and Editors regret that they are not able to consider submissions that do not follow these procedures. Please include the corresponding author's phone and fax number. The cover letter should state precisely and concisely the significance and uniqueness of the work in the authors' view. The authors may state the extent of any concessions they are readily prepared to make (for example, the elimination of 1 or more figures or tables or a portion of the text) to increase the likelihood of publication of their work in the Journal. Several names and addresses should be provided of non-local experts who, in the authors' view, could provide objective and informed reviews of their work. The names of investigators considered unlikely by the authors to give nonbiased reviews of their work also may be submitted. This request is honored.
Please note that an editable file is needed for production purposes after acceptance, and we ask that you submit source files in the case your manuscript is accepted.
Study recent past issues of the Journal for format. Arrange the paper as follows: (1) title page, which should include the title, the full names and academic degrees of the authors, and current affiliations of all authors; (2) abstract; (3) text; (4) acknowledgement; (5) references; (6) figure legends; ; (7) tables; and (8) figures. Number the title page as 1, abstract page as 2 and so forth. Type double-spaced (including references) with at least 25-mm (1-inch) margins, sized for 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Place 2 returns after every element, such as title, headings, paragraphs, figure captions, etc. Files should be labeled with appropriate and descriptive file names. Upload text, tables and graphics as separate files. Do not import figures or tables into the text document. Complete instructions for electronic artwork submission can be found on the Author Gateway, accessible through the journal home page.
TITLE PAGE AND ABSTRACT: For the complete title page, include the full first or middle and last names of all authors. List the current affiliations of all authors and link author names and affiliations by "a," "b," "c," etc., after the author names and before the affiliation. Provide information about grant support if necessary, including the location (city/state/country). If work described is supported by a grant from a pharmaceutical company, that fact should be stated on the title page. Add at the bottom the phrase "Corresponding author:" telephone number, fax number, email address, and mailing address. Add a 2-to 6-word running head. Limit the abstract to 250 words. List 2 to 4 key words for subject indexing at the end of the abstract.
STYLE: Use appropriate major subheadings throughout the body of the text, such as Methods, Results, and Discussion. Tables, figures, and references must be cited in numerical order throughout the manuscript. Abbreviations are permitted, but usually no more than 5 per manuscript (at the Editor's discretion) , and then they must be used on every page of the manuscript after they are initially spelled out (followed by the abbreviation) in both abstract and introduction. Abbreviations are usually limited to terms in the manuscript's title. Use generic names of drugs. Do not spell out any number, including those less than 10, except when used for opening a sentence, but try not to begin sentences with a number. Use symbols for less than (<), greater than (>) and percent (%). Indent paragraphs except for the first one in both abstract and introduction. Consult the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, published in The Annals of Internal Medicine June 1982;96:766-771, and also the Stylebook/Editorial Manual of the AMA.
References: List all authors, year, volume, and inclusive pages for all journal references, and specific page numbers for all book references as shown below. Do not use periods after authors' initials or after abbreviations for titles of journals. Check Index Medicus or Annals of Internal Medicine (June 1982) as cited above for journal titles and abbreviations. Personal communications and unpublished observations do not constitute references, but may be mentioned within the text. Articles with incorrect reference formats will not be processed. Do not use "et al" - names of all authors must be included. All references must be typed out at the end of the article on a new page. Please do not use the footnote or endnote functions in your word processing program.
Journal: Harvey W, Herberden W, Withering W, Stokes W, Murrell W, Einthoven W, Osler W. Anomalies and curiosities of cardiology and cardiologists. Reflections of famous medical Williams. Am J Cardiol 1984;53:900-915.
Chapter in Book: Cabot RC, White PD, Taussig HB, Levine SA, Wood P, Friedberg CK, Nadas AS, Hurst JW, Braunwald E. How to write cardiology textbooks. In: Hope JA, ed. A Treatise on Disease of the Heart and Great Vessels. London: Yorke Medical Books, 1984:175-200.
Book: Carrel A, Cutler EC, Gross RE, Blalock A, Craffoord C, Brock RC, Bailey CP, DeBakey ME. The Closing of Holes, Replacing of Valves and Inserting of Pipes, or How Cardiovascular Surgeons Deal with Knives, Knaves and Knots. New York: Yorke University Press, 1984:903.
FIGURES: Number figures in order in which they are mentioned in the text. Type figure legends on a separate page, double spaced after the references. Clearly mark figures with a, b, c, top, bottom, right and left. Download each figure as a separate file (.tif or .eps formats are preferred, although .ppt, .xls, .pdf, and .doc files are accepted..jpeg files are acceptable for the review process only. They are not acceptable for publication. Do not import figures into the text document. Complete instructions for electronic artwork submission can be found on the Author Gateway, accessible through the journal home page. Submit written permission from the publisher and author to reproduce any previously published figures. Limit figures to the number necessary to present the message clearly.Figure resolution must be a minimum of 300 dpi. Type figure legends on a separate page, double spaced after the references. Identify at the end of each legend and in alphabetical order all abbreviations in the figure. The cost of color reproduction must be paid by the author.
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PAGE PROOFS: The corresponding author will receive page proofs for review, and is asked to return his/her corrections within 48 hours of receipt. Note that The American Journal of Cardiology publishes articles online ahead of print (Articles in Press). Once an article is published online, no further corrections can be made, except, at the editor's discretion, as an erratum in a future issue of the journal.
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编辑部信息 所在地： 达拉斯 国家 美国
Editor-in-Chief:
William C. Roberts , Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas, TX, USA
Section Editor, Supplements:
C.W. Yancy
Associate Editors:
G. Filardo
V. Friedewald
P.A. Grayburn
Assistant Editors:
R.C. Kowal
J. M. Schussler
网友投稿经验整理：
研究方向：meta分析 审稿时间:约1个月
审稿很快，感觉审稿人要求挺严的。虽然影响因子也不是特别高，但是感觉每个细节都要挑毛病。投稿3周后，被拒。心情好受打击。
贡献者： KJ2015
研究方向：心血管疾病 基础研究 临床研究 审稿时间:约1个月 接收率：约25% SCI(2010)：3.68
我的稿子投了，3周左右就给了意见，速度倒是快，两个审稿人给的意见都是一些无关紧要、并不涉及重大设计错误的意见，但还是被拒了，不知道为什么。而且，我认为杂志社不够严谨，第二个审稿人给我的意见有好几条其实不是我的，而是给其他稿子的意见，估计复制粘贴错了吧。
贡献者：liweihmu
研究方向：心脏 审稿时间:约1个月
还好，一投，提了些意见，修后，3天 就接收。
贡献者：zhujian0718
10年11月26日投稿，中间有两周圣诞节，今天就是11年1月6日终于悲剧了，两个审稿人给的意见都是正面，稍微提了一些细节问题，没提任何语言问题，仍然被拒
贡献者：124.17.116.11
据说很快，所以选择了此杂志，10年11月26日投稿，到12月20日还没有消息，仍然是under review
贡献者：fishing
