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Thoracic Surgery Clinics

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

ISSN1547-4127eISSN1558-5069

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.606

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,662

Total Citations

22,619

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 74 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,662

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

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

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.

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