JACC-Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, now branded simply JACC, is the flagship peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Cardiology, published by Elsevier and established in 1983, devoted to clinical and cardiovascular science, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 22.3.《美国心脏病学会杂志》简称 JACC，是美国心脏病学会（ACC）的旗舰同行评审期刊，由爱思唯尔（Elsevier）出版，1983 年创刊，致力于临床与心血管科学研究，2025 年影响因子为 22.3。

Scope

• It is the official journal of the American College of Cardiology, publishing original research across all areas of cardiovascular medicine.该刊是（ACC）的官方期刊，刊载覆盖心血管医学各领域的原创研究。
• Its scope spans clinical cardiology and cardiovascular science and the application of both to improve the lives of patients and populations worldwide.其范围涵盖临床心脏病学与心血管科学，以及将二者应用于改善全球患者与人群健康。
• It publishes practice guidelines, appropriate use criteria, consensus documents and other clinical or scientific statements developed or endorsed by the College.该刊刊载由（ACC）制定或认可的实践指南、适用标准、共识文件及其他临床与科学声明。
• It also carries the abstracts of the Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.该刊还刊载（ACC）年度科学会议的摘要。
• Original research is complemented by invited editorials, a Central Illustration and audio takeaways such as podcasts.原创研究配有约稿社论、中心插图，以及播客等音频摘要。
• Submissions are welcomed in prevention, imaging, heart failure, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and cardio-oncology, among other subspecialties.该刊欢迎预防、影像、心力衰竭、介入心脏病学、电生理与肿瘤心脏病学等亚专科投稿。

History

• JACC was established in 1983, when it replaced The American Journal of Cardiology as the official journal of the College.JACC 于 1983 年创办，取代《美国心脏病学杂志》成为（ACC）的官方期刊。^[1]
• The title belongs to a publishing heritage that reaches back to the Transactions of the ACC (1951) and the American Journal of Cardiology (1958).该刊承继的出版传统可追溯至（ACC）学报（1951 年）与《美国心脏病学杂志》（1958 年）。
• Its founding Editor-in-Chief, Simon Dack, had edited the College's journal since 1958 and completed 34 years of editorship ending in 1992.其创刊主编（Simon Dack）自 1958 年起执掌学会期刊，至 1992 年累计担任主编三十四年。
• William W. Parmley succeeded Dack in 1992 as the second JACC Editor-in-Chief, and Anthony N. DeMaria followed in 2002.（William W. Parmley）于 1992 年接替（Dack）成为第二任主编，（Anthony N. DeMaria）于 2002 年接任。
• Under DeMaria the frequency moved from monthly to bimonthly and then to weekly in 2007, and the first sister journals appeared in 2008.在（DeMaria）任内，出版频率由月刊改为双月刊，并于 2007 年改为周刊，首批姊妹刊于 2008 年推出。
• Valentin Fuster served as the fourth Editor-in-Chief from 2014 to 2024, during which nine sister journals in total were added.（Valentin Fuster）自 2014 年至 2024 年担任第四任主编，期间累计新增九种姊妹刊。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Harlan M. Krumholz, who took office on 30 June 2024 as the fifth Editor-in-Chief of JACC.现任主编为（Harlan M. Krumholz），于 2024 年 6 月 30 日就任，为 JACC 第五任主编。^[2]
• Krumholz is the Harold H. Hines Jr Professor of Medicine at Yale University and a practising cardiologist.（Krumholz）是（Yale University）的（Harold H. Hines Jr）医学教授，也是一名执业心脏病学家。
• He directs the Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Education and co-founded medRxiv and the Yale University Open Data Access Project.他主持（Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Education），并共同创办（medRxiv）与（Yale University Open Data Access Project）。
• He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a founding Governor of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.他是（National Academy of Medicine）院士，并曾任（Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute）的创始理事。
• The journal is supported by an international editorial team and by the editors of the nine specialty journals in the JACC family.该刊由国际化编辑团队，以及 JACC 家族九种专科期刊的编辑共同支持。
• It maintains a rapid and incisive peer-review process, aiming to make JACC a leading beacon for advancing global cardiovascular health.该刊坚持快速而严谨的同行评审流程，力求使 JACC 成为推动全球心血管健康的引领者。