Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
ISSN 2772-9931 · Elsevier · United States
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports: impact factor 5.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 975; review about 83 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 302 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Congenital Heart Disease Studies, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports ("Annals Short Reports") welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to clinical advances, current surgical methods, controversial topics and techniques, case and image reports, for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic surgery, cardiothoracic transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, perioperative medicine, as well as education and training, with a special emphasis on digital media and supplemental content, designed for easy and open sharing of data, results, and content across our social media and other channels in coordination with our publisher, Elsevier.Annals Short Reports aims to attract sound science-emerging data, pilot studies, clinical trial protocol and design studies, new technologies, techniques, education curriculums, and methodology and case reports. Annals Short Reports is committed to providing a new venue for cardiothoracic surgeons to relate experiences in a modern approach which will help improve patient care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Joanna ChikwePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 113, Canada 12, Mainland China 6, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2 (141 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine11.4%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine10.7%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine7.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine7.3%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine6.7%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.3%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 268 | 268 | 19 |
| 2025 | 302 | 302 | 130 |
| 2024 | 276 | 276 | 376 |
| 2023 | 186 | 186 | 378 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 138 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
83 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 83 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 | USD 975 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 975 / EUR 910 / GBP 780 / JPY 120,930 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 975 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 995 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- case reportCase reports should have both high clinical and educational value, and should contain novel information for our readers. While a case may be rare, if it does no…figures and tables ≤ 3
- commentaryAnnals Short Reports welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to surgery for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic…Length not stated
- editorialAnnals Short Reports welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to surgery for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic…main text ≤ 2,500 words · references ≤ 10
- how i teach itThe following article types are invited manuscripts and cannot be submitted through Editorial Manager without an invitation: Invited Expert Review, Invited Pers…Length not stated
- invited expert reviewThe following article types are invited manuscripts and cannot be submitted through Editorial Manager without an invitation: Invited Expert Review, Invited Pers…Length not stated
- invited perspectiveThe following article types are invited manuscripts and cannot be submitted through Editorial Manager without an invitation: Invited Expert Review, Invited Pers…Length not stated
- letter to the editorAnnals Short Reports welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to surgery for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic…Length not stated
- letters to the editor500 word maximum,including the title page, text, and references (ie, the whole document). 5 reference maximum (1 of which must be the article under discussion)main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 5
- mini reviewManuscript Word Limit3500, including the title page, key takeaways, abstract, text, acknowledgments, tables, figure legends, and references (ie, the whole docum…Length not stated
- original researchAnnals Short Reports welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to surgery for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic…Length not stated
- perspectiveAnnals Short Reports welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to surgery for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic…Length not stated
- reply to letter to the editorThe following article types are invited manuscripts and cannot be submitted through Editorial Manager without an invitation: Invited Expert Review, Invited Pers…Length not stated
- reviewAnnals Short Reports welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to surgery for adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic…Length not stated
- short communication"Short Report", "Mini-Reviews", and "New Technology" manuscripts:$995 USD; 25% discount if the corresponding author is an STS Member.Feature Articles/short comm…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Declaration of Generative AI Use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Elsevier recognizes the potential of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI Tools”), when used responsibly, to help researchers work efficiently, gain critical insights fast and achieve better outcomes. Increasingly, these tools, including AI agents and deep research tools, ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contribution
No authorship changes after acceptance Model summary
Annals Short Reports follows International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship. Each author is required to certify by completing their co-author verification issued from the manuscript system that he or she has participated sufficiently in the work to take responsibility for a meaningful share of the content of the manuscript, and that the following ICMJE criteria …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Author Conflict of Interest/Disclosures
In the interest of transparency, we ask all authors to disclose all relationships/activities/interests that are related to the content of your manuscript. "Related" means any relation with for-profit or not-for-profit third parties whose interests may be affected by the content of the manuscript. Disclosure represents a commitment to transparency and does not necessarily indicate a bias. If you ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Data availability statement allowed Model summary
Journal policy offers authors the ability to include a data availability statement at the end of their article. If you and your co-authors would like to include this, please add the following statement at the end of your article:“Data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.”
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Editor Authorship Policy
Single anonymized review process Model summary
Annals Short Reports operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the Editor-in-Chief for suitability for the journal. Original research papers deemed suitable are then typically assigned to a handling editor and/or sent to a minimum of 2 independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. "Feature" type manuscripts (Case Repo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-9931
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
What is the impact factor of Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports?
The publisher reports about 83 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports based?
Of the 141 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (113), Canada (12) and Mainland China (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 975.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .