Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
ISSN 2233-601X · eISSN 2093-6516 · Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · Korea, Republic of
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: fully open access; no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 131 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is published by Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine12%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine11.1%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine8.2%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine6.7%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.3%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.5%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q3 | 272/469 | — |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q3 | 234/336 | — |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Q3 | 103/140 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 339OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,727 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 744 |
| 2025 | 131 | 131 | 983 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 918 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | 926 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 803 |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | 832 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 2233-601X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2093-6516
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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.
Which databases index Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .