ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF
AFRICA
The Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (CVJA) is an international peer-reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include coronary disease, electrophysiology, valve disease, imaging techniques, congenital heart disease (fetal, paediatric and adult), heart failure, surgery, and basic science.
CVJA is the official journal of the PASCAR and has been published since 1990.
CVJA is the official journal of the PASCAR and has been published since 1990.
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Editors |
Editor-in-Chief Professor Patrick Commerford Regional Editors Dr A Dzudie, Camaroon Dr F Bukachi, Kenya Professor R Delport, South Africa Assistant Editor, Dr James Ker (Jnr) |
| Editorial Office | Postal
Address CVJA Editorial Office PO Box 1013 Durbanville South Africa 7551 Tel: + 27 21 976 8129 Email: |
| Frequency | Six times a year plus supplements |
| Launch date | 1990 |
| ISSN Numbers | Print - ISSN 1995-1892 Online - ISSN 1680-0745 |
| Readership | Clinicians (including registrars) and researchers involved with all areas of cardiovascular medicine and surgery as well as affiliated healthcare workers such as echocardiographers and nurse practitioners. |
| Print circulation | 2 000 copies in South Africa |
| Indexed by | Index PubMed, Medline, PubMed Central, Scopus, Embase and Thompson Reuters / ISI (Web of Science) |
| Impact factor | Latest impact factor is 1.4 (2018) |
| Manuscript Submission | All papers must be submitted through
OJS, our online submission and
review system. CVJA welcomes: Original research articles Short reports Advances Abstracts Letters to the Editor Regional profile Images in cardiology CVJA will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest. Authors may opt to have their articles published as electronic-only pages. This greatly reduces the time to publication. Further information is available from the Editorial Office |
| Lead times | Payment will need to be made online and
once payment has been received, the
manuscript will be further processed for
possible publication. Time from submission to first decision: within 1 - 6 months depending on reviewer availability. Time from acceptance to print publication: approximately 6 - 7 months Online First Articles: Time from payment to online publication: approximately 14 working days on accepted articles. |
| Acceptance rate | 50% |
| Subscriptions |
Information on rates and how to
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| Rights | CVJA holds the copyright of all published articles |
| Permission | Material may not be reproduced in full or part in any medium or language without prior permission by Clinics Cardive Publishing Pty Ltd. Please refer to our Copyright Clearance and Permission to Republish section. |
| Offline Document | Download template here |
| Reprints | Reprints can be ordered here. |
| Supplements | Guidelines for publication of
supplements to CVJA. For further details
please contact Elsabe: or Tel +27 21 976 8129 |
| Advertising | For special position advertising rates
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| Feedback | CVJA welcomes feedback on the journal and this website |
