Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
JTCVS Open
ISSN 2666-2736 · Elsevier · United States
JTCVS Open: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,315; median 98 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 327 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JTCVS Open is published by Elsevier and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JTCVS Open is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the publisher of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS). JTCVS Open publishes original research in surgery and translational science as it relates to adult and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic diseases, cardiothoracic transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, basic science, and technology. Meritorious work from closely related specialties, including anesthesiology, molecular biology, pathology, pulmonary medicine, cardiology, and perfusion is encouraged and will receive appropriate consideration if the linkage to the journal's specialty is clear. JTCVS Open focuses on developments in acquired cardiac surgery, congenital cardiac repair, thoracic procedures, esophageal diseases, heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, perioperative management, and formative science that drives innovation and advancement in the field. Brought to you by the same editorial team as JTCVS, JTCVS Open maintains rigorous standards of peer review and is dedicated to publishing high-quality information for thoracic and cardiac surgeons.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief G. Alexander PattersonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 198, Canada 18, Italy 8, Japan 6, United Kingdom 3 (246 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine13.8%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine11.1%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine9.3%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine8%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering7.1%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 240LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,971 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 357 | 357 | 34 |
| 2025 | 327 | 327 | 334 |
| 2024 | 260 | 260 | 792 |
| 2023 | 299 | 299 | 1,395 |
| 2022 | 271 | 271 | 1,339 |
| 2021 | 334 | 334 | 1,453 |
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 PubMed · to
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (688 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 2,315 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,431 / EUR 2,270 / GBP 1,950 / JPY 301,520 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,205 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,431 | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,431 (excluding taxes). Review this journal’s open access 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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-2736
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JTCVS Open
What CAS zone is JTCVS Open in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JTCVS Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at JTCVS Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 68–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JTCVS Open based?
Of the 246 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (198), Canada (18) and Italy (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JTCVS Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JTCVS Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is JTCVS Open open access, and what is the APC?
JTCVS Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,315.
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: .