Journal profile
Current Thoracic Surgery
ISSN 2548-0316 · Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery · Türkiye
Current Thoracic Surgery: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 67.5% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Thoracic Surgery is published by Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases and Trauma Management and Diagnosis, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Berkant ÖZPOLATPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 16, Italy 4, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Germany 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine14%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine13.5%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine7.6%
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, EmphysemaMedicine7%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.7%
- Lung Cancer Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine4.6%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 24 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 18 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
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
50 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 22 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 67.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Preprints
- Data availability
Digital preservation and archiving policy page listed in site navigation Model summary
Digital Preservation and Archiving Policy
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital Preservation and Archiving Policy Model summary
Digital Preservation and Archiving Policy
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
- Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2548-0316
- Society / sponsor
- Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Thoracic Surgery
How long does peer review take at Current Thoracic Surgery?
The publisher reports about 50 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 67.5%. 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 Current Thoracic Surgery based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (16), Italy (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Thoracic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Thoracic Surgery is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Current Thoracic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Current Thoracic Surgery is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .