Journal profile · SURGERY
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
ISSN 2194-7635 · eISSN 2194-7643 · Georg Thieme Verlag KG · Germany
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,200; median 108 days to acceptance (16 articles, last 24 months); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
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Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports is published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG 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 Structural Anomalies and Repair, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports (TCS Reports) is an Open Access journal compiling case reports and short communications of great clinical relevance to thoracic and cardiovascular research, with particular emphasis on surgical implementation. TCS Reports welcomes contributions covering all aspects of the surgical and critical care of the chest, including anesthesia, cardiology, physiology and pathology. Aims and Scope To communicate unique or unusual cases encountered in association with the surgical treatment of heart, vessels and chest To report new clinical approaches to therapeutic management of problems in thoracic, vascular, and cardiovascular surgery To document specific clinical findings that may indicate new or alternative understandings of existing disease etiology and pathogenesis To complement research findings and reviews published in the mother journal The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon To promote greater exchange of information between the various specialties and sub-specialties related to thoracic and cardiovascular surgical care All manuscripts submitted to TCS Reports undergo rigorous anonymized peer review. Supplementary material such as images and videos are encouraged for submission. As an Open Access publication, all articles in TCS Reports are freely available for all to read and download from Thieme E-Journals. Abstracting and indexing:ESCI, PubMed Central, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Embase The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: https://www.icmje.org
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Girija Prasad RathThePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine14.5%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine12.5%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine7.6%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine7.6%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering5.6%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine5.6%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.5%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbasePublisher website
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)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 258 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 52 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 125 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 16 articles with submission and acceptance dates (21 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,875 / USD 3,200 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 3,015 / USD 3,355 | — | — |
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2194-7635
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-7643
- Society / sponsor
- Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
What CAS zone is Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports 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.
What is the impact factor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 16 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 69–125 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .