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Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Springer India · India

ISSN0970-9134eISSN0973-7723
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.247
H-Indexi
24
SNIPi
0.532
Total Worksi
3,404
Total Citationsi
6,763
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.38
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a double-blind peer review journal focusing on current clinical practices and developments in cardiovascular surgery. Official publication of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. Disseminates information on cardiovascular epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and clinical manifestation. Features broad coverage of topics including cardiovascular anesthesia, cardiothoracic and vascular nursing, and technology development. Committed to equitable representation and opportunities for all under-represented segments of the cardiovascular and thoracic fraternity. Authors are required to ensure data transparency and compliance with field standards.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly, 2001-
StatusActive
Total Publications3,404
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer India
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0970-9134 / 0973-7723
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
111
525
2019
190
946
2020
204
982
2021
165
416
2022
214
467
2023
217
218
2024
247
98
2025
131
26
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

SurgeryQ3
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ4
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCongenital Heart Disease StudiesAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Is Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.38.

Is Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?

The Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a double-blind peer review journal focusing on current clinical practices and developments in cardiovascular surgery. Official publication of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. Disseminates information on cardiovascular epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and clinical manifestation. Features broad coverage of topics including cardiovascular anesthesia, cardiothoracic and vascular nursing, and technology development. Committed to equitable representation and opportunities for all under-represented segments of

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref