Journal profile · Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN 1863-6705 · eISSN 1863-6713 · Springer Singapore · JAPAN · 12 issues per year · Founded 1998
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,490; median 71 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is published by Springer Singapore 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 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is the official publication of The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery, the affiliated journal of The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, that publishes clinical and experimental studies in fields related to thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Editor-in-chief Hideyuki ShimizuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Japan 52, United States 10, Canada 2, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine10.7%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine10.5%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.5%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine5.9%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.9%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine5.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5.7%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar, Editorial Manager
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 977OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 115LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 12Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 334,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 159 | 39 | 39 |
| 2025 | 130 | 38 | 211 |
| 2024 | 117 | 29 | 286 |
| 2023 | 91 | 26 | 446 |
| 2022 | 151 | 28 | 812 |
| 2021 | 195 | 47 | 1,189 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 88 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (314 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 3,790 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
Article types accepted1
- original articleManuscripts should be in one of the following categories: 1) Original Article, 2) How to Do It, 3) Review Article, 4) Letter to the Editor, and 5) Rapid Communi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No authorship changes after acceptance Model summary
Please note: no changes concerning authorship are allowed once the manuscript is accepted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Standards
Original work certification Model summary
Studies with human subjects Investigations in humans must be in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee (institutional or regional) or with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and all subsequent revisions. All experimental studies require informed consent in due course, and the author(s) of the work should specify in the manuscript that such consent was obtained. If doubt e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by two or more referees Model summary
All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by two or more referees.
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1863-6705
- Electronic ISSN
- 1863-6713
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
What CAS zone is General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, General 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 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.54; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 44–100 days). 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 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5. 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 General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (52), United States (10) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .