The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  
Discipline cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, pulmonary disease
Language English
Edited by Richard D. Weisel
Publication details
Publication history
1931-present
Publisher
Frequency Monthly
4.880
Standard abbreviations
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Indexing
ISSN 0022-5223
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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (print: ISSN 0022-5223, online: ISSN 1097-685X) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, and vascular disease published by Elsevier. It is the official journal of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Western Thoracic Surgical Association.

History and Impact

The journal was established in 1931 as the Journal of Thoracic Surgery. The journal has the second highest impact factor of all cardiothoracic surgery journals. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 4.880, ranking it 12th out of 198 journals in the category "Surgery".[1]

References

  1. "Web of Science". 2017.
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