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Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

AME Publishing Company Β· Hong Kong Β· Est. 2019

ISSN2664-3278eISSN2664-3278
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
62
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS ESCI56
βœ“ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total62
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ 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 β€” we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 Β· Scopus CiteScore 0.7. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.239
H-Indexi
8
CiteScorei
0.7
Total Worksi
309
Total Citationsi
450
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.51
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS) is an international peer-reviewed journal providing high-quality researches and information related to challenging issues on thoracic surgeries with an aim to improve current diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. The journal focuses on current challenges, controversial issues and intractable situation of thoracic surgeries for pulmonary, tracheal, mediastinal, esophageal, and chest-wall diseases. It also dabbles in related specialties such as pulmonary medicine, transplantation, anesthesiology, pathology, imaging, biology, critical care medicine and nursing.

General Information

Country / RegionHong Kong
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2019
Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications309
Publisher OrgAME Publishing Company
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 Β· 58%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
AME Publishing Company
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2664-3278 / 2664-3278
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
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
33
33
2019
42
89
2020
109
210
2021
12
35
2022
23
67
2023
34
33
2024
43
34
2025
27
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

SurgeryQ3
Physiology (medical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentTracheal and airway disordersPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedical Imaging and Pathology StudiesEsophageal and GI PathologyRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingTrauma Management and Diagnosis

Frequently asked questions about Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery

Is Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery?

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.7.

Is Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery?

Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS) is an international peer-reviewed journal providing high-quality researches and information related to challenging issues on thoracic surgeries with an aim to improve current diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. The journal focuses on current challenges, controversial issues and intractable situation of thoracic surgeries for pulmonary, tracheal, mediastinal, esophageal, and chest-wall diseases. It also dabbles in related specialties such as pulmonary medicine, transplantation, anesthesiology, pathology, imaging, biology, critical care med

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