There were 102 articles published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) in 2014, which is a
6 % decrease on the 109 articles published in 2013. The quality of the submissions continues to increase. The 2013
JCMR Impact Factor (which is published in June 2014) fell to 4.72 from 5.11 for 2012 (as published in June 2013).
The 2013 impact factor means that the JCMR papers that were published in 2011 and 2012 were cited on average
4.72 times in 2013. The impact factor undergoes natural variation according to citation rates of papers in the 2 years
following publication, and is significantly influenced by highly cited papers such as official reports. However,
the progress of the journal’s impact over the last 5 years has been impressive. Our acceptance rate is <25 %
and has been falling because the number of articles being submitted has been increasing. In accordance with
Open-Access publishing, the JCMR articles go on-line as they are accepted with no collating of the articles
into sections or special thematic issues. For this reason, the Editors have felt that it is useful once per calendar year to
summarize the papers for the readership into broad areas of interest or theme, so that areas of interest can
be reviewed in a single article in relation to each other and other recent JCMR articles. The papers are presented in
broad themes and set in context with related literature and previously published JCMR papers to guide continuity of
thought in the journal. We hope that you find the open-access system increases wider reading and citation of your
papers, and that you will continue to send your quality papers to JCMR for publication.