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Journal of Thoracic Disease

Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company (PBPC) · Hong Kong · Est. 1896

ISSN2072-1439eISSN2077-6624

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.624

H-Index

CiteScore

3.3

SNIP

0.853

Total Works

10,569

Total Citations

124,124

2yr Mean Citedness

1.87

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) continues to publish cutting-edge research covering the whole spectrum of thoracic disease.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionHong Kong

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1896

Annual Volume~ 829 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,569

Publisher OrgAME Publishing Company

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer 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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company (PBPC)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2072-1439 / 2077-6624

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Respiratory System

Scopus Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsTracheal and airway disordersEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentLung Cancer Research StudiesChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchRespiratory Support and MechanismsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers