Journal History | JCDD

2014	The inaugural issue was released. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease was published as a quarterly journal.
2018	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease was indexed in PubMed Central (PMC)—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2020	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2021	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease adopted a monthly publication schedule. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease received its first Impact Factor (3.948).
2022	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease received its 2021 Impact Factor (4.415).
2023	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease received its 2022 Impact Factor (2.4).
2024	The year 2024 marked the 10th Anniversary of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.4).
2025	Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease received its 2024 Impact Factor (2.3), ranked 105/231 (Q2) in "Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems" Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease received its 2024 CiteScore (3.7), ranked 21/77 in "Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics", ranked 138/275 in "Medicine"

Editor-in-Chief

2014–2023	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andy Wessels
2023–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Thomas Brand

Section Editor-in-Chief

2023–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Matteo Bertini for the section on Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Gaetano Santulli for the section on Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Martin Schweiger for the section on Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jochen Wöhrle for the section on Cardiovascular Clinical Research
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Daniel A. Morris for the section on Imaging

2024–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alan P. Sawchuk for the section on Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Paolo Emilio Puddu for the section on Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health