Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Canadian Journal of Cardiology is the official journal of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, published by Elsevier, launched in January 1985 and issued monthly, covering clinical and basic cardiovascular research and carrying the society's guidelines, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.7.《加拿大心脏病学杂志》（Canadian Journal of Cardiology）是（Canadian Cardiovascular Society）的官方期刊，由（Elsevier）出版，1985 年 1 月创刊，现为月刊，刊载心血管临床与基础研究并承载学会指南，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.7。

Scope

• Original reports of clinical research relevant to cardiovascular medicine form the journal's mainstay.与心血管医学相关的临床原创研究构成期刊主体。
• Basic and translational cardiovascular science is published alongside clinical work.基础与转化心血管科学同临床研究一并刊载。
• Practice guidelines and position papers of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society are published in the journal, which serves as their repository.（Canadian Cardiovascular Society）的实践指南与立场文件在本刊发表，期刊因此成为其存档载体。
• Editorials, review articles, news and commentary features, and case reports complete the editorial mix.社论、综述、新闻与评论特写以及病例报告，共同构成编辑内容的其余部分。
• Papers on health outcomes, policy research, ethics, medical history and political issues affecting practice are explicitly within scope.涉及健康结局、政策研究、伦理、医学史以及影响实践的政治议题的论文，明确属于收稿范围。
• The journal is a companion title to CJC Open and CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.本刊与（CJC Open）及（CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease）互为姊妹刊。
• Content is selected for its relevance to cardiology and cardiovascular science and for its value to practising clinicians.选稿既看重与心脏病学及心血管科学的相关性，也看重对临床执业者的实用价值。

History

• The first issue appeared in January 1985 under Pulsus Group, after the idea of a Canadian cardiology journal had surfaced in the early 1960s, with Robert E. Beamish as first editor-in-chief and Eldon Smith as his successor.首期于 1985 年 1 月由（Pulsus Group）出版，此前加拿大心脏病学刊物的设想在 1960 年代初已出现；（Robert E. Beamish）为首任主编，（Eldon Smith）继任。
• It became the official journal of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society in 1990 and remained the property of Pulsus for 26 years after its inception.本刊于 1990 年成为（Canadian Cardiovascular Society）的官方期刊，创刊后二十六年一直归（Pulsus）所有。
• The society acquired the journal in 2010, and publication transferred to Elsevier in January 2011.学会于 2010 年收购本刊，出版工作于 2011 年 1 月转交（Elsevier）。
• The society's journal portfolio later expanded with CJC Open in January 2019 and CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease in February 2022.学会的期刊序列其后扩展，2019 年 1 月增添（CJC Open），2022 年 2 月增添（CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease）。
• The journal is monthly, and volume 41 carried twelve issues in 2025 under a hybrid open access model.本刊为月刊，2025 年第 41 卷共出版十二期，采用混合开放获取模式。
• The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.7, against 5.3 in 2024, 6.614 in 2022 and 5.223 in 2021, ranking 42nd of 237 in cardiac and cardiovascular systems.2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.7，2024 年为 5.3，2022 年为 6.614，2021 年为 5.223，在心血管系统类 237 种期刊中排第 42 位。
• Stanley Nattel completes his term as editor-in-chief on 31 December 2026 after 17 years, and the society has begun recruiting a successor.（Stanley Nattel）在任十七年后将于 2026 年 12 月 31 日卸任主编，学会已启动继任者招聘。

Editors

• Stanley Nattel holds the Paul-David Chair in Cardiovascular Electrophysiology at the University of Montreal and directs the electrophysiology research programme at the Montreal Heart Institute, with atrial fibrillation as his main field.（Stanley Nattel）为（University of Montreal）心血管电生理学（Paul-David）讲席教授，并主持（Montreal Heart Institute）电生理研究项目，主要研究领域为心房颤动。
• Nineteen associate editors cover Canadian centres from Vancouver and Edmonton to Montreal and Halifax, with additional posts in Geneva, Cleveland and Groningen.十九位副编辑覆盖从温哥华、埃德蒙顿到蒙特利尔、哈利法克斯的加拿大机构，并在日内瓦、克利夫兰与格罗宁根设有成员。
• Eldon Smith of Calgary and David Waters of San Francisco are listed as editors emeritus.卡尔加里的（Eldon Smith）与旧金山的（David Waters）列为荣誉编辑。
• The editorial board runs to roughly 185 members from about 18 countries, dominated by Canada but including the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and China.编委会约一百八十五人，来自约十八个国家，以加拿大为主，也包括美国、英国、荷兰、瑞士、日本、澳大利亚与中国。
• The journal operates a single-blind review process with a minimum of two independent reviewers, and manuscripts are submitted through Editorial Manager.期刊实行单盲评审，至少由两位独立审稿人评议，稿件经（Editorial Manager）提交。
• A trainee editorial board and a social media committee sit alongside the senior editorial team.除资深编辑团队外，另设实习编委与社交媒体委员会。