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European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · United Kingdom

ISSN1010-7940eISSN1873-734X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.033

H-Index

183

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.307

Total Works

17,265

Total Citations

433,892

2yr Mean Citedness

2.12

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Thoracic Surgery.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications17,265

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1010-7940 / 1873-734X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemRespiratory SystemSurgery

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques