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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN1532-9488

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

0.849

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.04

Total Works

3,104

Total Citations

38,156

2yr Mean Citedness

0.71

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is devoted to providing a forum for cardiothoracic surgeons to disseminate and discuss important new information and to gain insight into unresolved areas of question in the specialty. It is devoted to keeping the practicing cardiothoracic surgeon current.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,104

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-9488

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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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.

SurgeryQ1

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesAortic aneurysm repair treatments