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Cardio-Oncology is an international journal devoted exclusively to the emerging field of cardio-oncology, publishing the latest findings and reviews on the cardiovascular effects of cancer treatments. It serves researchers, drug developers, and clinicians across oncology, cardiology, hematology, radiology, surgery, pediatrics, internal medicine, genetics, and epidemiology, and is affiliated with the International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS).
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Subject
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, Oncology
Impact Factor
3.2
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
2057-3804
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
£2090.00 GBP / $2890.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR APC
Submission Instructions
Cardio-Oncology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Research
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and under 'Declarations' the sections Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' where a section is not relevant, and any large language model use must be documented in Methods or a suitable alternative section.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web references must include the site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence, created using the word processor's table function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body, and a short Conclusion.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, and any use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part of the manuscript.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be listed as full references with the site title, full URL, and access date, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in the order first cited and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Case Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and authors are encouraged to describe how the case report is rare or unusual and its educational or scientific merits.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. Case Reports must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, all required Declarations subheadings with 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant, and any use of a large language model must be documented in a suitable manuscript section.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints or preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links in the reference list must be given in full with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than image files, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, tables created with the word processor's table function rather than as figures, and footnotes to tables indicated with superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured and briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a title page with the title, all authors’ full names and institutional addresses, and the corresponding author, followed by the main text and a 'Declarations' section containing all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use and provide a list of abbreviations if used, and include a 'Declarations' section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, using 'Not applicable' where a subsection is not relevant.
References
References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and uploaded in that order, while tables must be numbered and cited sequentially and must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Methodology
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Cardio-Oncology, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Manuscript
Manuscript should include Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, with Methodology articles presenting a new experimental or computational method, test, or procedure that is a well-tested demonstrable advance on current practice. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use and provide a list of abbreviations if used, document any Large Language Model use in the Methods or another suitable section, and include a Declarations section with the headings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, using 'Not applicable' where a heading is not relevant.
References
References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints or preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; web references must include the site title, full URL, and access date; and publicly available datasets relied on by the paper should be cited with a persistent identifier such as a DOI.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables can be placed at the end with their intended location indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as single composite files, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Recent Publications
Trends and disparities for co-existent pancreatic cancer and cardiovascular-related deaths: a retrospective 1999–2020 analysis of CDC WONDER data
Rohit B Ponnada, Atman K Shah, Atharva M Bhagwat, Bhanuteja Pujari, Chien-Jung Lin
10.1186/s40959-026-00497-9
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Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in heart failure and myeloproliferative neoplasms: clinical applications and risk scores – a narrative review
Ionela-Raluca Muraretu, Adriana Luminita Gurghean, Adrian Gradinaru, Mircea Bajdechi, Ilinca Savulescu-Fiedler, Anca-Maria Mihailescu, Adriana Mihaela Iliesiu
10.1186/s40959-026-00518-7
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A smartphone application for cardiovascular rehabilitation in cancer survivors
Mohadeseh Sadat Khorashadizadeh, Haleh Ayatollahi, Marjan HajAhmadi Pour Rafsanjani
10.1186/s40959-026-00514-x
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Associations between extreme temperatures and hospitalizations among Chinese cancer patients with atrial fibrillation: a case-crossover study
Shihao Wang, Yuhang Wen, Shaobo Shi, Xiaolei Yang, Congxin Huang, He Huang, Yunlong Xia
10.1186/s40959-026-00519-6
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Addition of malignancy into the CHADS2/CHA2DS2VASc score: better prediction of stroke risk in individuals with cancer and atrial fibrillation
Zoha Majeed, Rochell Issa, Tess Calcagno, Ryan Issa, Neehal Shukla, Rohan Prasad, Arianne Clare Agdamag, David C Kaelber, Diego Sadler, Alok A. Khorana, Mohamed Kanj, Rohit Moudgil
10.1186/s40959-026-00513-y
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 12 days.
Reformat to Cardio-Oncology using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Cardio-Oncology, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.
Reformat to Cardio-Oncology using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
The article processing charge is £2090.00 GBP / $2890.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR for each accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Reformat to Cardio-Oncology using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
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Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Cardiac tumors and thrombi
Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation
Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena
Cancer survivorship and care
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
Cancer Risks and Factors
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies