Stated simply, the AHA journals reign at the very top of the field of
cardiology, according to the ISI JCR. This annual
publication of the ISI tracks the impact factor of scientific journals
each year, and each year, the AHA journals dominate their competitors
in the areas of cardiology,
cardiovascular disease, and vascular biology.
A balanced mix of components in the content, production, and
distribution of the AHA journals has been tested and proved successful
in maintaining the journals' leading impact factors: publish the best
articles; reduce time to publication; and expand distribution.
The first two elements cooperate in a mutually beneficial cycle. By
reducing the time from manuscript submission to publication in the AHA
journals, new breakthroughs
© 1998 American Heart Association, Inc.
AHA News
AHA Journals at the Forefront of Cardiology
A Report on Excellence
Introduction
The 5 American Heart Association (AHA)
journals—Circulation;
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular
Biology; Circulation Research; Hypertension;
and Stroke—are resolved to further an ambitious and
formidable goal of the AHA, which is to become the best communicator of
scientific information to the public at large. The journals exemplify
the very nature of the AHA's primary objective of "fighting heart
disease and stroke" by publishing the work of the pioneers and
visionaries of medicine and science. Their breakthrough research, use
of innovative technologies, experiments, and discoveries are the core
substance of the AHA journals. Irrefutable evidence gives testimony to
the realization of the goals of the AHA within the scope of the AHA
journals—the 1997 Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact
factors (source: ISI. 1997 Journal Citation Report
[JCR]).