Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by AME Publishing Company that covers cardiac and thoracic surgery, launched in May 2012, and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.1《心胸外科年鉴》（Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery）是（AME Publishing Company）出版的同行评审开放获取期刊，涵盖心脏与胸外科，2012 年 5 月创刊，2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.1。

Scope

• It covers the full breadth of cardiac and thoracic surgery该刊涵盖心脏外科与胸外科的完整领域。
• Typical topics include aortic, valvular, coronary and congenital heart surgery常见主题包括主动脉、瓣膜、冠脉与先天性心脏病外科。
• Thoracic topics such as lung and oesophageal surgery are included亦涵盖肺与食管外科等胸科主题。
• Minimally invasive and robotic techniques are prominent subjects微创与机器人技术是重要主题。
• It features video-based operative techniques and systematic reviews该刊特色包括以视频呈现的手术技术与系统综述。
• Transplantation and mechanical circulatory support are covered涵盖移植与机械循环支持。

History

• It was launched in May 2012 by AME Publishing Company in Hong Kong该刊于 2012 年 5 月由总部位于香港的（AME Publishing Company）创办。
• It was founded and led by the cardiac surgeon Tristan D. Yan该刊由心脏外科医师（Tristan D. Yan）创立并主持。
• It appears bimonthly and is fully open access该刊为双月刊，全文开放获取。
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, PubMed and Scopus该刊被（SCIE）、PubMed 与（Scopus）收录。
• It is known for its multimedia format, combining text with surgical video该刊以文字与手术视频结合的多媒体形式著称。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.1, following 3.1 in 2024该刊 2025 年影响因子为 4.1，2024 年为 3.1。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Tristan D. Yan of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, Australia主编为（Tristan D. Yan），任职于澳大利亚悉尼皇家阿尔弗雷德王子医院与悉尼大学。
• As founder he has shaped the journal's video-based approach作为创始人，他塑造了该刊以视频为特色的办刊方式。
• The journal uses an international editorial and reviewer network该刊依托国际化的编辑与审稿网络。
• Guest editors curate focused issues on specific techniques特邀编辑就特定术式策划专题。
• Manuscripts undergo peer review before publication稿件在发表前须经同行评审。