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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 3.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.608

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

3.3

SNIPi

0.853

Total Worksi

10,569

Total Citationsi

124,124

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionHong Kong

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1896

FrequencyMonthly, 2014-

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, PubMed

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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

Citations received

1.2k

19k

2019

931

17k

2020

725

9.1k

2021

522

4.3k

2022

702

2023

808

2024

979

947

2025

706

730

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thoracic Disease

Is Journal of Thoracic Disease a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Thoracic Disease: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Thoracic Disease?

Journal of Thoracic Disease 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 3.3.

Is Journal of Thoracic Disease indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Thoracic Disease is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Thoracic Disease?