Journal Details

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon publishes articles of the highest standard from internationally recognized thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, physiologists, and pathologists. This journal is an essential resource for anyone working in this field.

Original articles, short communications, and reviews keep you abreast of key clinical advances, as well as providing the theoretical background of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. Case reports are published in our Open Access companion journal The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports.

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon now supports an alternative method of peer review: Select Crowd Review. Learn more about this innovative new way of peer review here.

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon publishes an annual Pediatric Cardiology Open Access supplement issue in cooperation with the German Society for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease (DGPK). To submit your article, visit our manuscript submission site and select article type Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology. This supplement accepts original papers from the whole field of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease.

Abstracting and indexing:

Current Contents (CM), Science Citation Index, MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EBSCO, ProQuest