78 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine journals with no fee to publish with at least 10 papers in 2025. No fee means the journal, DOAJ or OpenAlex states the fee as zero. A journal that has not published a fee is not listed here, and neither is a subscription journal that charges only for open access.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACC Case Reports | 2666-0849 | 1,886 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Indian Heart Journal | 0019-4832 | 305 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Russian Journal of Cardiology | 1560-4071 | 219 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY AND PREVENTION | 1728-8800 | 191 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Swiss Medical Weekly | 0036-7672 | 165 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA - IMAGEM CARDIOVASCULAR | 2318-8219 | 144 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Global Cardiology Science and Practice | 2305-7823 | 144 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Qatar |
| Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia | 0870-2551 | 144 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal | 0972-6292 | 125 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi-Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology | 1308-4488 | 123 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia | 0971-9784 | 113 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| The Egyptian Heart Journal | 1110-2608 | 113 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery | 0102-7638 | 103 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Siriraj Medical Journal/San Sirirat | 0125-152X | 102 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Thailand |
| Archivos de cardiología de México | 1405-9940 | 94 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal | 1947-6094 | 88 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Netherlands Heart Journal | 1568-5888 | 84 | 1 | Free to publish | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Indonesian Journal of Cardiology | 0126-3773 | 83 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Hellenic Journal of Cardiology | 1109-9666 | 81 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Greece |
| The Journal of V N Karazin Kharkiv National University series Medicine | 2313-2396 | 79 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Journal of the Grodno State Medical University | 2221-8785 | 77 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Belarus |
| Zaporozhye Medical Journal | 2306-4145 | 73 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Heart and Mind | 2468-6476 | 72 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| REC, Interventional cardiology | 2604-7276 | 71 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology | 2632-4636 | 69 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| REC interventional cardiology (English Edition) | 2604-7322 | 67 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Bagcilar Medical Bulletin | 2547-9431 | 62 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Revista Colombiana de Cardiología | 0120-5633 | 60 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Cardiologia Hungarica | 0133-5596 | 58 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Hungary |
| Journal of the Saudi Heart Association | 1016-7315 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center | 1735-5370 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| SA Heart | 1996-6741 | 53 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Heart Views | 0976-5123 | 52 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of The Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging | 2543-1463 | 50 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Archivos Peruanos de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular | 2708-7212 | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Rational Pharmacotherapy in Cardiology | 1819-6446 | 49 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Bulgarian Cardiology | 1310-7488 | 48 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences | 2395-5414 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Revista de ecocardiografía práctica y otras técnicas de imagen cardíaca | 2529-976X | 47 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| The Russian Archives of Internal Medicine | 2226-6704 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications | 2009-8618 | 46 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ireland |
| Clinical Hypertension | 2056-5909 | 46 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research | 2008-5117 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Medical Research Journal | 2451-2591 | 42 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Cardiology Plus | 2470-7511 | 39 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Lviv clinical bulletin | 2306-4269 | 39 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Cardiology Discovery | 2096-952X | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Journal of Indian College of Cardiology | 1561-8811 | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Slovenian Medical Journal | 1318-0347 | 37 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | 2220-1181 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| The Cardiothoracic Surgeon | 2662-2203 | 37 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Heart Failure | 2636-154X | 36 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Medicine and Biotechnology | 3034-6231 | 34 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Romanian Journal of Cardiology | 1220-658X | 34 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of Perioperative Nursing | 1448-7535 | 32 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Interventional Cardiology Perspectives | 3062-3227 | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Arrhythmology | 1561-8641 | 31 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Eurasian heart journal | 2225-1685 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy | 2405-8181 | 29 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology | 2250-3528 | 28 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Asian Heart Journal | 3007-066X | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| EMJ Cardiology | 2054-3174 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Folia Cardiologica | 2353-7752 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Revista interamericana de cardiología | 2938-4443 | 25 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine | 1220-4749 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| International Journal Bioautomation | 1314-1902 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine | 2657-3148 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Patologiya krovoobrashcheniya i kardiokhirurgiya | 1681-3472 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing | 2149-4975 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine | 2090-7303 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Revista Peruana de Cardiología | 1609-7335 | 21 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology | 2305-3127 | 18 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| IHJ Cardiovascular Reports | 2950-4678 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Arterial Hypertension | 2449-6162 | 16 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Bangladesh Society of Physiologist | 1995-1213 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bangladesh |
| Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Journal (CCJ) | 2722-3582 | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Heart International | 1826-1868 | 13 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Research in Cardiovascular Medicine | 2251-9572 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |