Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
ISSN 2662-2203 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 55 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is published by SpringerOpen 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, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon (CTS) is the official journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal which publishes high-quality original scientific research documenting progress in cardiac and thoracic surgery. The journal publishes articles on a range of topics including clinical trials, outcomes and complications of experimental procedures, surgical operations and therapeutic approaches for high-risk patients with congenital and cardiothoracic diseases. It is an international journal which accepts submissions from countries across the world. It is aimed at cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, chest physicians and allied health professionals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Amr AhmedPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Egypt 37, United States 6, Italy 5, United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 3 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine13.2%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine9.3%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine8.8%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine7.8%
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery TechniquesMedicine7.1%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine5.6%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.9%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering4.4%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar, CNPIEC, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang, eLibrary.ru
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 131,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 18 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 47 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 85 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 88 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 103 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 119 |
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
55 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 34 days – 83 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 72 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
Over 50% of articles published in 2025 related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Model summary
We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2662-2203
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
What CAS zone is The Cardiothoracic Surgeon 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.
What is the impact factor of The Cardiothoracic Surgeon?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at The Cardiothoracic Surgeon?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 55 days (interquartile range 34–83 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 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 The Cardiothoracic Surgeon based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (37), United States (6) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Cardiothoracic Surgeon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is The Cardiothoracic Surgeon open access, and what is the APC?
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .