Journal Overview

Aims & Scope

Vessel Plus is a gold open-access, international peer-reviewed journal. The journal focuses on the latest clinical and basic research on the prevention, treatment, prognosis, and mechanisms of diseases of the blood vessels, covering a broad spectrum of vascular disorders, including atherosclerosis, aneurysms, thrombosis, ischemic diseases, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disorders, etc.

Abstracting & Indexing

Indexed within ESCI, CAS, Scopus, CNKI, Dimensions, Lens, ASCI

Journal Rank

JCR - Q3 (Cardiac & Cardiovascular System) / CiteScore - Q3 (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine)

Rapid Publication

Median time to first decision is 8 days, and from acceptance to publication is 5 days.

Recognition of Reviewers

Reviewers whose reports are timely and of high quality receive an APC discount voucher for a future publication in an OAE journal. Become a reviewer.

Impact Factor

Impact Factor: 1.4 (2025)