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The Cardiothoracic Surgeon

SpringerOpen · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

eISSN2662-2203

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 45d

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.355

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

193

Total Citationsi

515

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cardiac & Cardiovascular System; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications193

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2662-2203

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous 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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ3

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesTrauma Management and DiagnosisLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about The Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Is The Cardiothoracic Surgeon a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Cardiothoracic Surgeon: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Cardiothoracic Surgeon?

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 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 1.27.

Is The Cardiothoracic Surgeon indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Cardiothoracic Surgeon?