The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 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.

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Disciplinecardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, pulmonary disease
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRichard D. Weisel
Publication details
Former name(s)
Journal of Thoracic Surgery
History1931–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
5.209 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.
Indexing
ISSN0022-5223 (print)
1097-685X (web)
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History and Impact

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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 2020 impact factor is 5.209, ranking it 21st out of 212 journals in the category "Surgery".[1]

References

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  1. ^ "The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.
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