The Journal of Cardiac Failure (JCF) publishes original, peer-reviewed communications of scientific excellence and review articles on clinical research, basic human studies, animal studies, and bench research with potential clinical applications to heart failure -pathogenesis, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, assessment, prevention, and treatment. JCF is the official journal of the Heart Failure Society of America and the Japanese Heart Failure Society.
Editor-in-Chief: Robert J. Mentz, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Frequency: Published monthly
- Submission Process: Electronic only
- ISSN: 1071-9164
- E-ISSN: 1532-8414
- 2018 Impact Factor: 3.967
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy Statement
- Journal of Cardiac Failure Supports Simultaneous Publications
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Journal of Cardiac Failure Focus Issues
The Journal of Cardiac Failure releases focus issues that highlight important topics within heart failure such as nutrition, pregnancy, and cardio-oncology. This page features current calls for papers and past focus issues.
Heart Failure Beat Podcast: Provider Series
This original HFSA podcast series brings you monthly interviews with heart failure care providers, authors from the Journal of Cardiac Failure, and others on timely and relevant topics in heart failure research and treatment.
HFSA Clinical Documents
View HFSA published guidelines, consensus statements, and position papers on this page.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies (HFSA & JCF)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are core values of both the Heart Failure Society of America and the Journal of Cardiac Failure (JCF). These policies reflect how these values are applied to all areas of the association and journal.