Journal profile · SURGERY
Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
ISSN 1556-9845 · eISSN 1559-0879 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; 125 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine19.5%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine12.8%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine10.5%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine7.6%
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicine7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine5.2%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine3.6%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine3.5%
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 | 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 | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q3 | 309/597 | 48th |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q3 | 265/409 | 35th |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Q3 | 109/165 | 34th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 420OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 27 | 1,041 |
| 2025 | 125 | 38 | 1,188 |
| 2024 | 139 | 36 | 1,408 |
| 2023 | 138 | 38 | 1,303 |
| 2022 | 99 | 22 | 1,238 |
| 2021 | 95 | 27 | 1,268 |
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.
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 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 1556-9845
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-0879
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
What CAS zone is Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
Which databases index Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Innovations-Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .