Journal profile · Multiple
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases
ISSN 2731-6203 · Springer Nature
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,290; median 82 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases is published by Springer Nature and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Tracheal and airway disorders and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine11.3%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine7.9%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine7.5%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine5.4%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine5.2%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine5%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine4.8%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 2 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 14 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 29 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | 91 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 122 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 106 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,290 / EUR 1,990 / GBP 1,690 | — | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-6203
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases
What CAS zone is General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases in?
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.
How long does peer review take at General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 60–122 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.
Which databases index General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases open access, and what is the APC?
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .