American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

The American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology is published by the American Physiological Society, covering the physiology of the heart, vasculature and lymphatics, established as a separate journal in 1977, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 3.9《美国生理学杂志-心脏与循环生理学》（American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology）由（American Physiological Society）出版，覆盖心脏、血管与淋巴的生理学，1977 年成为独立期刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.9。

Scope

• The journal publishes original investigations on the physiology of the heart, vasculature and lymphatics该刊发表关于心脏、血管与淋巴生理学的原创研究。
• Coverage includes experimental, translational and clinical physiology范围包括实验、转化与临床生理学。
• Topics include cardiac function, vascular biology and blood pressure regulation主题包括心脏功能、血管生物学与血压调节。
• It also covers microcirculation, lymphatics and exercise physiology该刊亦涵盖微循环、淋巴与运动生理学。
• The journal publishes research, reviews and perspectives该刊发表研究、综述与观点文章。
• Its readership includes physiologists, cardiologists and biomedical scientists其读者包括生理学家、心脏病学家与生物医学科学家。

History

• The American Journal of Physiology was divided into discipline-based journals in 19771977 年，《美国生理学杂志》按学科拆分为多本期刊。
• The Heart and Circulatory Physiology title was established at that time《心脏与循环生理学》分册亦在此时创立。
• Its first Editor-in-Chief was Matthew Levy其首任主编为（Matthew Levy）。
• It is published by the American Physiological Society and appears twice monthly该刊由（American Physiological Society）出版，每月出两期。
• It is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and MEDLINE该刊被（SCIE）、（Scopus）与（MEDLINE）收录。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 3.9, following 4.1 in 2024其 2025 年影响因子为 3.9，2024 年为 4.1。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Merry L. Lindsey现任主编为（Merry L. Lindsey）。
• She studies cardiac inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling after myocardial infarction她研究心肌梗死后心脏炎症与细胞外基质重塑。
• Zamaneh Kassiri serves as deputy editor and works on proteases in vascular disease（Zamaneh Kassiri）任副编辑，研究血管疾病中的蛋白酶。
• A large team of associate editors and editorial board members supports the journal一支庞大的副编辑与编委会团队支持该刊。
• Manuscripts are peer-reviewed before publication稿件在出版前均经同行评审。