Top 10 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Journals In The World 2026

1. Nature Reviews Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology's clinical, translational, and basic science content is written by internationally renowned clinicians, academics, and researchers, and targeted towards readers in the biological and medical sciences, from postgraduate level upwards. While intended to be read by practising doctors and research scientists working in the cardiovascular field, we aim to make all our articles accessible to readers working in any biological or medical discipline. more...

2. Circulation

Circulation publishes original research manuscripts, review articles, and other content related to cardiovascular health and disease, including observational studies, clinical trials, epidemiology, health services and outcomes studies, and advances in basic and translational research. more...

3. European Heart Journal

The European Heart Journal is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal dealing with cardiovascular medicine. It is an official journal of the European Society of Cardiology and is published weekly. The European Heart Journal aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews. In addition it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including education issues. more...

4. Journal of the American College of Cardiology

As the leader in its field, JACC publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, cardiomyopathy, drug treatment, new diagnostic techniques, findings from the laboratory, and large multicenter studies of new therapies. JACC also publishes abstracts of papers presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology and the reports and recommendations of the Bethesda Conferences on current topics in cardiovascular disease. more...

5. JAMA Cardiology

JAMA Cardiology is an international peer-reviewed journal and the definitive journal for clinical investigators, clinicians, and trainees in cardiovascular medicine worldwide. JAMA Cardiology is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications. more...

6. European Journal of Heart Failure

European Journal of Heart Failure, the journal of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of heart failure management. more...

7. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is one of a family of specialist journals launched by the renowned Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). It provides readers with a broad, balanced view of all aspects of cardiovascular imaging and includes original clinical research on non-invasive and invasive imaging techniques including echocardiography, CT, CMR, nuclear, optical imaging, and cine-angiography. Advances in basic science and molecular imaging which are likely to substantially influence the clinical practice of medicine in the next decade (in diagnostic performance, understanding of the athogenetic basis of the disease, and therapy) more...

8. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (Print ISSN: 2223-3652; Online ISSN: 2223-3660; Cardiovasc Diagn Ther; CDT) is an open access, peer-reviewed, international English-language journal, publishing articles related to cardiovascular medicine and surgery. It was launched in December 2011 as a quarterly publication and is now published bi-monthly since February 2014. The main focus of CDT is to describe novel findings in cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy, provide current and practical information on diagnosis, prevention and clinical investigations. Contributions pertinent to cardiovascular diseases are also included, more...

9. Annals of Thoracic Medicine

​Annals of Thoracic Medicine (ATM, ISSN 1817-1737) is the official publication of the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS), affiliated to King Saud University. It features cutting edge clinical investigations in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine, such as pulmonology, cardiology, thoracic surgery, transplantation, sleep and breathing, airways disease, and more. The journal also features basic science, special reports, case reports, board review questions, and more. Editorials and communications to the editor explore controversial issues and encourage further discussion by physicians dealing more...

10. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology (JGC, ISSN 1671-5411/CN 11-5329/R) is a monthly, open-access (OA), international, and peer-reviewed journal sponsored and published by Institute of Geriatric Cardiology affiliated to Chinese PLA General Hospital. JGC focuses on both basic research and clinical practice to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in the aged people, especially those with concomitant disease of other major organ-systems, such as the lungs, the kidneys, liver, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract or endocrinology, etc. more...