Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
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At F1000Research, we feel strongly about disseminating research in a discoverable, useable, and reproducible way. That's why F1000Research is the perfect home for all your Cardiac and Cardiovascular System research outputs – from traditional Research Articles to more unique formats, such as Living Systematic Reviews, Data Notes, and Study Protocols.
All articles on F1000Research are published openly, ready to be read, cited and used by anyone, anywhere. F1000Research operates a unique post-publication open peer review process. This enables authors to engage with their reviewers transparently whilst also making the research available to a global audience as quickly as possible.
We welcome articles covering all areas of cardiology, including:
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular imaging
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Preventative cardiology
- Valvular heart disease
Instructions for authors

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The Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Collection on F1000Research offers a dedicated publishing venue for all research relating to clinical phenotype and therapies, novel biomarkers, pathophysiological mechanisms, and new potential targets for future therapies.
We warmly encourage members of the community of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease research to share their work here.
Why publish with F1000Research
1. Rapid publication
Our rapid publication model offers an innovative alternative to traditional journals publishing, where long delays between submission and publication are expected.
2. Maximize the impact of your work with Open Access
With fully open publication as standard on F1000Research, anyone can read, cite, and use your work – including policymakers, practitioners, and fellow researchers. F1000Research also advocates a rigorous Open Data policy so that others can replicate your study, reproduce the original findings, or reuse the data to support their own work.
3. Support transparency and reproducibility
The F1000Research publication model puts transparency and reproducibility at the heart of what we do. Our platform facilitates transparent sharing of research by publishing all articles openly, alongside access to any underlying data, software, code, and other resources – even the peer review reports. This focus on transparent, reproducible research supports the credibility and rigor of your published work.
4. Wide range of research outputs
At F1000Research, we really hate research waste. That's why we support the publication of Clinical Practice Articles, Data Notes, and Case Reports, alongside Living Systematic Reviews and Research Articles. We welcome both confirmatory and negative results, as well as null studies.
5. Increase the visibility of your research
Once your article has passed peer review, inclusion in Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar and other major indexers will help it reach more readers. On F1000Research, your article is supported by machine-readable metadata to boost discoverability
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About F1000Research
F1000Research is a fully open access publishing platform, offering rapid publication of articles and other research outputs without editorial bias. All articles benefit from transparent post-publication peer review, and editorial guidance on making source data openly available.
F1000Research advocates for transparency and reproducibility in research, and our unique publishing model supports this at every stage. Articles can be published in as few as 14 days, with post-publication peer review creating an open dialogue between authors and their research community.
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