Journal profile · CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS-SURGERY
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN 1341-1098 · eISSN 2186-1005 · Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is published by Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS-SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Yoshinori WatanabePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 7, Thailand 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine10.1%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9.9%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.9%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine8.4%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine6.5%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine5.3%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.2%
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatmentsMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 1.89Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 468OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 3 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 73 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 91 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 176 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 283 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 336 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | JPY 100,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 100,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1341-1098
- Electronic ISSN
- 2186-1005
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
What CAS zone is Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems / Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (7) and Thailand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .