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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) publishes high-quality articles on all aspects of basic, translational and clinical research on the design, development, manufacture, and evaluation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance methods applied to the cardiovascular system. Topical areas include new applications of magnetic resonance for diagnosis, risk stratification, characterization and management of cardiovascular disease, methods to enhance or accelerate image acquisition and data analysis, multicenter or larger single-center studies on the utility of CMR, and basic biological insights derived by CMR methods.

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Subject Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Impact Factor 6.1
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1097-6647
eISSN 1532-429X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: USD 3000 for Full Length Articles and Reviews; USD 1500 for Short Articles, Technical Notes and Case Reports; 75% discount for corresponding authors who are SCMR members.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required and must be structured. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript is recommended to be less than 5000 words from Introduction to Discussion. Manuscript must include a paragraph under the heading "Limitations" discussing the limitations of the presented research. Manuscript must include keywords and a graphical abstract.
References References in the text must be indicated by number in square brackets, and the reference list must be numbered in the order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Each figure must be submitted as a separate file with its caption provided separately, and tables must be uploaded as editable text. For manuscripts with human study participants, Table 1 must present participant demographics and characteristics.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be no more than 350 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript is recommended to be less than 5000 words from Introduction to Discussion. Manuscript must contain a paragraph under the heading "Limitations" discussing the limitations of the presented research. Manuscript must include keywords, a graphical abstract, a competing interests statement, and a declaration of generative AI use in manuscript preparation upon submission.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed in numerical order of first appearance.
Figures & Tables Each illustration must be submitted as a separate file, and all tables must be uploaded with titles, descriptions, and footnotes. For manuscripts with human study participants, Table 1 must present participant demographics and characteristics including at minimum participant number, sex, age summary, and key clinical characteristics.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be structured and no more than 350 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript is recommended to be less than 5000 words from Introduction to Discussion. Manuscript must contain a paragraph under the heading "Limitations" discussing the limitations of the presented research. Manuscript must include keywords and a graphical abstract.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets and listed in numerical order of appearance in the text.
Figures & Tables All figures must be uploaded with captions as separate files, and all tables must be uploaded with titles, descriptions, and footnotes. For manuscripts with human study participants, Table 1 must present participant demographics and characteristics.
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Review Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript A graphical abstract is required, and manuscripts must include keywords and a declaration of competing interests statement plus a declaration of any generative AI use in manuscript preparation.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets and listed in numerical order of appearance in the text.
Figures & Tables Each illustration must be submitted as a separate file with captions provided separately, and tables must be uploaded as editable text files with titles, descriptions, and footnotes. Figures and tables must be cited in the text in matching sequence, with figures numbered according to their order of appearance and tables numbered consecutively.
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Short Communication

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1500 words. Manuscript must include keywords and a graphical abstract, and authors must declare any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation upon submission.
References Reference list must contain no more than 10 references. References must be cited by number in square brackets and listed in the order of their first appearance in the text.
Figures & Tables Figures are limited to 1–2 examples and no more than 1 table is allowed. Each figure must be submitted as a separate file with its caption provided separately, and tables must be uploaded as editable text. Figures and tables must be numbered according to their order of appearance in the text, and figure and table citations in the text must match the files provided.
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Guideline

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscripts must include keywords, a competing interests declaration, funding and sponsor role statements, acknowledgements before the references, and a declaration of generative AI use in manuscript preparation upon submission.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets in the text and listed in numerical order according to first appearance, and any references cited in the abstract must be given in full.
Figures & Tables Each illustration must be submitted as a separate file with captions provided separately, and tables must be uploaded as editable text rather than images. Figures must be numbered in sequence with matching in-text citations and relevant captions, while tables must be numbered consecutively and include titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Consensus Statement

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscripts must include keywords and a declaration of competing interests statement, and authors must declare any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation upon submission.
References References in the text must be cited by number in square brackets, and the reference list must be numbered in the order of first appearance in the text.
Figures & Tables Each illustration must be submitted as a separate file, and tables must be uploaded as editable text rather than images. Figures must be uploaded with relevant captions and numbered according to their sequence in the text, while tables must be uploaded with titles, descriptions, and footnotes and numbered consecutively in the text.
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Recent Publications

4D Flow Acquisition Parameters as Technical Correlates of Hemodynamic Measurements: An Analysis of the multicenter Tetralogy of Fallot Registry of 4D flow Energetics and Kinetics (TREK).

Yue-Hin Loke, Marc Lee, Ryan O’Hara, Wiebke Muegge, Katharina Drews, Bryan Gonzalez, Roland Axt-Fliedner, Jared Klein, Richard Friesen, Matthew Dove, Hieu Ta, Jonathan Kochav, Anmol Goyal, Laura Schoeneberg, Adam Christopher, Laura Olivieri, Rajesh Krishnamurthy, Elias Balaras, Yves d’Udekem, Julio Sotelo, Michael Taylor, Stanley Fricke, Ilias Bilionis, Brett A. Meyers, Francesco Capuano

10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102809
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Accelerated 3D Late Gadolinium Enhancement Pulse Sequence with Isotropic Spatial Resolution, Self-Navigation of Respiratory Motion, and Arrhythmia Rejection for Quantification of Left Atrial Fibrosis in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Jonathan Louis, KyungPyo Hong, Rupsa Paul, Mohammed S.M. Elbaz, Onural Ozturk, Roberta Catania, Daniel C. Lee, Eugene Kholmovski, Anna Pfenniger, Kenneth C. Bilchick, Harold I. Litt, Rod S. Passman, Saman Nazarian, Daniel Kim

10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102813
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Diffuse elevations of T1 and T2 are common in newly transplanted pediatric cardiac grafts without rejection and decrease over time

Ravi V. Vegulla, Sarah Blackwell, Nicolle M. Ceneri, Joshua Kanter, John T. Berger, Tacy Downing, Nicholas Mouzakis, Yue-Hin Loke, Russell Cross, Steven Staffa, Laura Olivieri

10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102815
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Automatic 3D TOF-MRA Intracranial Aneurysm Segmentation using SAM-Guided Multi-View Decoding Network

Xiaorong Chen, Jiangfeng Pan, Jiaqi Xu, Yi Hu, Yanping Dong, Suping Wang, Shoujun Huang, Jianfeng Zhang, Dexing Kong, Hongjie Hu, Wei Lou

10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102811
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The Prognostic Value of Entropy from T1 Mapping in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Ji Zhao, Jiajun Guo, Juan He, Chen Chen, Xuhan Liu, Lidan Yin, Shoufang Pu, Yangjie Li, Yuanwei Xu, Jie Wang, Ke Wan, Yuchi Han, Yucheng Chen

10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102810
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Article Publishing Charge: USD 3000 for Full Length Articles and Reviews; USD 1500 for Short Articles, Technical Notes and Case Reports. Corresponding authors who are members of SCMR are eligible for a 75% discount.

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Research Topics

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Congenital Heart Disease Studies Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies MRI in cancer diagnosis Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiac tumors and thrombi

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