The meeting of the Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska) Reviewers and Scientific Board took place on Friday, September 20 2024, during the 28^th International Congress of the Polish Society of Cardiology in Katowice. During this traditional annual event which about 60 supporters of our journal attended, the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Anetta Undas, summarized the year 2023 in the Journal (including acceptance rates of 11% for original papers and >50% for short communications; total number of submissions 580, a median time since submission to the first decision 28 days). The return to the highest ever Impact Factor of 3.7 (the top quartile in cardiology) was celebrated and promising estimations indicating big chances of achieving the 2024 IF above 4.0 were presented.  Diplomas and  medailles were handed to researchers who largely contributed to the recent success of the journal: the best cited authors, most citing investigators and the most active reviewers from 2023; the lists of award winners are below. Our Journal has became a recognised title which proves a huge potential of Polish cardiologists interested in science.

The best cited authors

1. Pająk A, Jankowski P, Zdrojewski T. The burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors: A current problem. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80(1): 5–15 (15 citations).
2. Zasada W, Bobrowska B, Plens K, et al. Acute myocardial infarction in young patients. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79(10): 1093–1098 (12 citations).
3. Jankowski P, Topór-Mądry R, Gąsior M, et al. Management and predictors of clinical events in 75 686 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80(4): 468–475 (12 citations).
4. Araszkiewicz A, Kurzyna M, Kopeć G, et al. Pulmonary embolism response team: A multidisciplinary approach to pulmonary embolism treatment. Polish PERT Initiative Report. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79(12): 1311–1319 (12 citations).
5. Marzec K, Jaworska-Wilczyńska M, Kowalik I, et al. Comparison of long-term outcomes and risk factors of aortic stenosis treatment in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80(7–8): 792–798 (10 citations).
6. Lelonek M, Grabowski M, Kasprzak JD, et al. An expert opinion of the Heart Failure Association of the Polish Cardiac Society on the 2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Heart failure guidelines from a national perspective Kardiol Pol 2022; 80(2): 239–246 (10 citations).
7. Plaza-Florido A, Sacha J, Alcantara JMA. Short-term heart rate variability in resting conditions: methodological considerations. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79(7–8): 745–755 (9 citations).
8. Piotrowicz R, Krzesiński P, Balsam P, et al. Telemedicine solutions in cardiology. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79(2): 227–241 (9 citations).
9. Van der Niepen P, Robberechts T, Devos H, et al. Fibromuscular dysplasia: its various phenotypes in everyday practice in 2021. Kardiol Pol 2021; 79(7–8): 733–744 (8 citations).
10. Wu H, Jiang L, Shen J. Recording an isoelectric interval as an endpoint of left bundle branch pacing with continuous paced intracardiac electrogram monitoring. Kardiol Pol 2022; 80(6): 664–671 (8 citations).

Most citing authors