The Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (JCCM) is a fully open-access journal, committed to disseminating high-quality research without barriers. All articles published in JCCM are freely available online, ensuring unrestricted access to researchers, clinicians, students, and the wider scientific community.

Unrestricted Access and Global Reach

JCCM follows an open-access model, allowing readers to:

• Access published articles without any subscription or payment.
• Read, download, distribute, and reuse published content under permitted licensing terms.
• Benefit from immediate availability of cutting-edge cardiovascular research.

By eliminating paywalls, we ensure that scientific advancements in cardiology are accessible to healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers worldwide, enhancing collaboration and innovation.

Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in JCCM are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This allows users to:

• Share, copy, and redistribute articles in any medium or format.
• Adapt, remix, and build upon published work for any purpose, even commercially.
• Properly attribute the original authors and source when reusing content.

This licensing model aligns with our goal of maximizing research impact and fostering knowledge dissemination.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

To sustain our open-access model, JCCM applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts. The APC covers:

• Editorial processing and peer-review management.
• Indexing in leading scholarly databases.
• Permanent digital archiving for long-term accessibility.
• Free and immediate access for readers worldwide.

We are committed to maintaining transparency regarding APCs and offer waivers for authors from low-income countries upon request.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

To ensure the longevity and integrity of published research, JCCM archives all published articles in trusted digital repositories, including:

• Portico – A leading digital preservation service.
• LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) – Ensuring decentralized preservation.
• CrossRef – Providing DOI registration for persistent citation linking.

This ensures that our published research remains permanently accessible, even in the event of technological changes.

Commitment to Open Science

As part of the global open-science movement, JCCM actively supports:

• Open Data: Authors are encouraged to share research data for transparency and reproducibility.
• Preprint Sharing: We support manuscript deposits in preprint repositories.
• Open Peer Review: We encourage a transparent peer-review process.

Through these initiatives, we enhance research visibility, foster collaboration, and drive advancements in cardiovascular medicine.

Why Open Access?

Publishing in an open-access journal like JCCM provides numerous benefits:

• Wider Reach: Immediate global access to your research.
• Higher Impact: Increased citations and academic influence.
• Faster Knowledge Dissemination: Accelerating the application of research in real-world cardiology practice.
• Transparency & Reproducibility: Enabling validation and further innovation.

We believe that knowledge should be accessible to everyone, regardless of institutional or financial constraints. Our commitment to open-access publishing aligns with this philosophy.

Join the Open-Access Movement

We invite authors to contribute to JCCM and support the open-access movement. By publishing with us, you ensure that your research makes a lasting impact on the global cardiology community.

For submission guidelines, visit our journal website or contact our editorial team at assistant-jccm@cardiologymedjournal.com.