About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Heart Science Journal (HSJ) is the official open access journal of Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Brawijaya Malang, Indonesia. The journal publishes articles four times per year in January, April, July, and October. The journal is a peer reviewed publication and accepts articles for publication from across the world. HSJ accepts and publishes articles in the English language only.

The primary goal of this journal is to publish clinical and basic research relevant to cardiovascular medicine. The journal covers the following topics: clinical cardiology, interventional cardiology, intensive and acute cardiovascular care, vascular diseases, non-invasive cardiology, pediatric cardiology, cardiac nuclear imaging, arrhythmia, cardiac prevention and rehabilitation, and cardiac surgery. Animal studies are also considered for publication in HSJ.

To serve the interest of both practicing clinicians and researchers, the journal provides platform or forum for research scholars, intellectuals, and cardiologists to reveal their views and research work for dialogue, education, and interaction to the entire world. HSJ publishes original research, reviews, brief reports, case reports, case series, editorial, and commentary. HSJ also publishes the special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual meeting of the Cardiology Society of Malang.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Heart Science Journal will undergo a rigorous screening and review process to ensure that they fit into the journal's scope and are of sufficient academic quality and novelty in the field. Heart Science Journal employs a double-blind peer review, meaning that the authors are not informed who the reviewers are. The process will be:

• Initial screening. A newly submitted manuscript will be screened by Assistant Editor for basic submission requirements and by one of the Editor-in-Chief for its conformity to Heart Science Journal Manuscripts that fail to pass the initial screening will be rejected without further review.
• Peer-review. If the manuscript passes the initial screening stage, it will be assigned to a handling editor, who will then send it to at least two experts in the relevant field to undergo a double-blind peer-review.
• First decision. A decision on a peer-reviewed manuscript will only be made upon the receipt of at least two review reports. At this stage, a manuscript can either be either rejected, asked for revisions (major or minor), or accepted. If it is accepted, the manuscript will be returned to the submitting author for formatting. The final decision to accept the manuscript will be made by the Editor-in-Chief based on the recommendation of the handling editor.
• Revision stage. A manuscript that requires revisions will be returned to the submitting author, who will have up to three weeks to format and revise the manuscript, following which it will be reviewed by the handling editor. The handling editor will determine whether the changes are adequate and appropriate, as well as whether the author(s) sufficiently responded to the reviewers' comments and suggestions. If the revisions are deemed to be inadequate, this cycle will be repeated (the manuscript will be returned to the submitting author once more for further revision).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Journal History

Heart Science Journal (HSJ) is the official open access journal of Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. The journal publishes articles four times per year in January, April, July and October. The journal is a peer reviewed publication and accepts articles for publication from across the world. HSJ  accepts and publishes articles in the English language only.

The primary goal of this journal is to publish clinical and basic research relevant to cardiovascular medicine. The journal covers the following topics: clinical cardiology, interventional cardiology, intensive and acute cardiovascular care, vascular diseases, non-invasive cardiology, pediatric cardiology, cardiac nuclear imaging, arrhythmia, cardiac prevention and rehabilitation, and cardiac surgery. Animal studies are also considered for publication in HSJ.

To serve the interest of both practicing clinicians and researchers, the journal provides platform or forum for research scholars, intellectuals, and cardiologists to reveal their views and research work for dialogue, education, and interaction to the entire world.HSJ publishes original research, reviews, brief reports, case reports, case series, editorial, and commentary. HSJ also publishes the special issues and abstracts of papers presented at the annual meeting of the Cardiology Society of Malang.