European National Society Cardiovascular Journals Background, Rationale and Mission Statement of the “Editors’ Club” (Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology)

Cardiovascular scientific production in Europe is growing both in quantity and quality.Promoting high-quality research is a major goal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) [1][2][3].The ESC has two highly respected official general journals, namely the European Heart Journal and Cardiovascular Research, devoted to clinical and basic research respectively [1][2][3].The ESC also publishes several subspeciality official journals, covering the full spectrum of cardiovascular diseases and related techniques.Most European countries, however, also have their own cardiovascular journals.National Society Cardiovascular Journals (NSCJ) are time-honoured and classically disseminate high-quality scientific research, mainly originating from each particular European country.They also