Why publish open access with EP Europace?

Discover the top 5 reasons to publish your research with EP Europace

EP Europace – EHJ Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology (EP Europace) is an official, international, peer-reviewed journal of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), an association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and is affiliated with the Working Groups on e-Cardiology and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology. The Journal provides a unique open access platform for the publication and dissemination of high-quality original science, opinion, and education from leading international authors.

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1. Experience the benefits of open access publishing

Publishing open access in EP Europace offers benefits for authors, including:

• Increased visibility and accessibility: Open access articles are freely available to everyone worldwide.
• Public engagement and societal impact: Open access publication makes your work visible to researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners, contributing to a more informed and engaged society.
• Compliance with funding agency policies: Many funders and institutions require research outputs to be published open access, as it aligns with the principles of public funding and helps societal and scientific progress.
• Higher citation potential: There is research to suggest that open access articles receive more citations than articles published behind a paywall in subscription journals.

2. Visible worldwide

Get global visibility for your research

• EP Europace received over 2.4 million downloads in 2024.
• Publishing in EP Europace gets your work noticed: 83% of the original research and review articles published in 2024 were mentioned on public platforms online, for a total of more than 3,300 mentions, according to data from Altmetric.com.
• EP Europace’s Social Media Editors may further increase the visibility of your paper if they select it for special promotion on the Editor-in-Chief X account @EuropaceEiC.
• Local excerpted editions of EP Europace could put your research in front of a global audience of healthcare professionals.
• Gain widespread attention via press releases – EP Europace welcomes and facilitates press releases from institutions and funders.
• EP Europace is indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI-E), Scopus, and MEDLINE (PubMed).

3. Enjoy simple submission and quality peer review

Submit your paper easily and benefit from fast and rigorous expert peer review

• Submit your manuscript to EP Europace without journal-specific formatting or style.
• EP Europace has no submission fees.
• We are committed to:
  • Fast first decisions – In 2024, on average, authors received a first decision within 17 days.
  • Rapid online publication – Your accepted manuscript can be published within 48 hours of acceptance.
• The journal facilitates fast-track publication.
• The EP Europace Editors may select your graphical abstract to be redrawn by professional illustrators at no cost to you.
• Opt to have your paper considered for transfer to another journal in the ESC Journals Family if it cannot be accepted by EP Europace. All peer review comments are transferred with your manuscript, and you will not need to reformat your submission.
• EP Europace has an international pool of expert peer reviewers from more than 40 countries.
• EP Europace operates using single-anonymised peer review, which provides your research with honest and genuine reviews by anonymous reviewers. Find out more about the EP Europace peer review process

4. Benefit from the Journal’s excellent reputation

EP Europace is a high-impact journal, whose authors benefit from the reputation of the ESC and OUP

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5. Open access charges: discounts, waivers, and funding

• Discounts for eligible ESC members: There is a 20% APC (article processing charge) discount available to European Society of Cardiology Professional and Professional Plus members. Please note, membership discounts apply only where the corresponding author holds the valid membership. Find out more about European Society of Cardiology membership.
• Waivers: If the corresponding author is based in one of the countries included in our Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) Initiative, your article will be eligible for a partial or full waiver of the open access charge.
• Publish via Read & Publish Agreements: Oxford University Press has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means that authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution will pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating and whether your paper is eligible.

Ready to publish your research with EP Europace?

Read our author guidelines for more information on publishing with EP Europace, including how to prepare your manuscript, then visit the EP Europace online submissions site to submit your research.

Have a question?

Go to the OUP author resource center to find answers to all of your questions before, during, and after publication — including advice on how best to promote your work once published.

You can also contact our editorial office at [email protected]

Commitment to ethical publishing

EP Europace and OUP are members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We follow the highest standards of publication ethics and apply COPE principles as outlined in the Core Practices.

European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

As an EP Europace author, you would become part of the ESC Journal Family and partner with a world leader in the discovery and dissemination of best practices in cardiovascular medicine. The ESC’s global organisation is comprised of 100,000+ scientists, clinicians, nurses, and allied professionals across all cardiology specialties and career stages, 57 national cardiac societies, 29 specialty communities, and is affiliated with 47 cardiac societies from around the globe.

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Oxford University Press (OUP)

As an OUP author, you will be part of a prestigious tradition of excellence. For over 500 years OUP has published the world’s finest minds, shaping and developing important and rigorous research and scholarship. OUP is the world's largest university press with the widest global presence, currently publishing nearly 2,000 books every year and over 500 of the highest quality academic journals.

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