The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and its associated journals are evaluated using several metrics, including a 2024 Impact Factor of 22.3 for the flagship journal. JACC ranks second in cardiology journals by total citations and is in the first quartile of the field. The flagship journal has a historically low acceptance rate, around 17% overall.

The flagship journal, AHA Circulation, is a powerhouse in the field, with an elite Impact Factor. In July 2025, the journal reported an Impact Factor of 3.7 for Circulation Journal, a different publication, but the main Circulation journal is consistently ranked among the top cardiovascular titles. Other prominent journals in the AHA family also hold strong metrics. These include Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), an open-access publication with a broad scope, and Circulation Research, which focuses on foundational and translational science