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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

Termedia Publishing House Ltd. · Poland · Est. 2012

ISSN1731-5530eISSN1897-4252
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total78
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.218
H-Indexi
21
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.415
Total Worksi
871
Total Citationsi
3,424
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.35
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (“Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska“) is a quarterly publishing original papers, reviews and letters to the Editor in the field of adult and paediatric cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, cardiology, cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care, pulmonology and transplantation. The Journal also publishes reports and materials from scientific conferences, book reviews, information on upcoming scientific congresses and conferences. Articles published in “Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska” are the property of the Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and the Editorial Office. The quarterly accepts no responsibility for statements, opinions and data included in articles and advertising materials. Articles can be submitted solely and exclusively via the online editorial system available at www.termedia.pl in the section journals/Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska(http://www.editorialsystem.com/kitp). The system accepts files with the following extensions: *.doc,*. xls, *.rtf, *.ppt, *.jpg, *.tif, *.gif, *.png, *.psd, *.pdf. No other file extensions are allowed. The online editorial system facilitates a step-by-step submission process of the required materials. Each paper should be accompanied by a completed and signed Authors’ Declaration and Ghostwriting Declaration, which are available to download in the section “Instructions for Authors”. The declarations, together with the articlein Englishshould be submitted via the electronic system. “Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery” does not accept CASE REPORTS. Case reports should be submitted as Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor do not include abstract nor subheadings. The length of original and review papers should not exceed 15 pages. Letters to the Editor should be no longer than 5 pages, including references and no more than 2 figures. The submitted text should be typed in min. 12-p

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications871
Publisher OrgTermedia Publishing House
OA Since2011
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1731-5530 / 1897-4252
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
45
187
2019
46
134
2020
55
140
2021
62
147
2022
55
105
2023
57
32
2024
60
33
2025
17
0
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.

SurgeryQ3
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCardiac tumors and thrombiInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Frequently asked questions about Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

Is Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska?

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 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 0.35.

Is Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska?

Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (“Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska“) is a quarterly publishing original papers, reviews and letters to the Editor in the field of adult and paediatric cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, cardiology, cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care, pulmonology and transplantation. The Journal also publishes reports and materials from scientific conferences, book reviews, information on upcoming scientific congresses and conferences. Articles published in “Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska” are the property of the Polish Society of Cardi

How much does it cost to publish in Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska?

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref