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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Georg Thieme Verlag · Germany · Est. 1949

ISSN1439-1902

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.428

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.596

Total Worksi

16,497

Total Citationsi

71,487

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon covers all aspects of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, including congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease, thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery. It publishes original research, reviews, case reports, and society papers.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,497

Publisher OrgGeorg Thieme Verlag

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Georg Thieme Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1439-1902

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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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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

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

481

1.2k

2019

403

1.1k

2020

406

773

2021

378

581

2022

373

313

2023

365

273

2024

373

2025

305

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.

SurgeryQ2

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ3

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular SystemRespiratory SystemSurgery

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCongenital Heart Disease StudiesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesTracheal and airway disorders

Frequently asked questions about Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Is Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon: 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 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 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 0.28.

Is Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.