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Thoracic Surgery Clinics

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1547-4127eISSN1558-5069

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.613

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,662

Total Citationsi

22,619

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Thoracic Surgery Clinics focuses on thoracic surgery, including the lung, pleura and pleural space, chest wall, diaphragm and airway, mediastinum, esophagus, and VATS. It also covers cardiothoracic surgery, radiology, lung cancer, and intensive care medicine.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,662

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

1547-4127 / 1558-5069

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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

Citations received

1.1k

2019

2020

335

2021

425

2022

236

2023

125

2024

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Respiratory SystemSurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesTracheal and airway disordersEsophageal and GI PathologyLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesTrauma Management and Diagnosis

Frequently asked questions about Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Is Thoracic Surgery Clinics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Thoracic Surgery Clinics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Thoracic Surgery Clinics?

Thoracic Surgery Clinics 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 0.67.

Is Thoracic Surgery Clinics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Thoracic Surgery Clinics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.