European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

The European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is a monthly journal owned by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and published by Oxford University Press, founded in 1987, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.3（European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery）是由（European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery）拥有、（Oxford University Press）出版的月刊，1987 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• It publishes high-quality original scientific reports documenting progress in cardiac and thoracic surgery该刊发表记录心脏与胸外科进展的高质量原创科学报告。
• Submissions are organised by area, including adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital heart surgery and cardiology投稿按领域归类，包括成人心脏外科、主动脉外科、胸外科、先天性心脏病外科与心脏病学。
• It is an international journal that accepts submissions from all over the world该刊为国际化期刊，接收来自世界各地的投稿。
• Topics include coronary and valve surgery, heart failure and transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and thoracic oncology主题涵盖冠脉与瓣膜手术、心力衰竭与移植、机械循环支持以及胸部肿瘤学。
• It is also an official publication of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and complements the wider EACTS family of journals它也是欧洲胸外科医师学会的官方出版物，并与更广泛的 EACTS 期刊系列互为补充。

History

• It was founded in 1987 by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, with its first volume appearing that year该刊 1987 年由（European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery）创办，首卷于当年面世。
• Elsevier published the journal until 2011, when the contract ended, and Oxford University Press became publisher from 2012Elsevier 出版该刊至 2011 年合约结束，2012 年起改由（Oxford University Press）出版。
• The journal complements the EACTS family, which also includes Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery and the Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery该刊与 EACTS 期刊系列互补，后者还包括（Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery）与（Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery）。
• It appears monthly and had a 2025 impact factor of 3.3该刊为月刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Mario Gaudino of New York, and the executive editor is Matthias Siepe of Bern现任主编为（New York）的 Mario Gaudino，执行编辑为（Bern）的 Matthias Siepe。
• Past editors-in-chief are Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Hans G. Borst, Ludwig K. von Segesser and Marko I. Turina历任主编为 Friedhelm Beyersdorf、Hans G. Borst、（Ludwig K. von Segesser）与 Marko I. Turina。
• The editorial structure groups editors by subspecialty, with associate editors covering valves, aorta, thoracic oncology, congenital surgery and experimental work编辑架构按亚专科分组，副编辑分别负责瓣膜、主动脉、胸部肿瘤、先天性手术与实验研究。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and conflict-of-interest declarations for the editors are published by the journal稿件经同行评审，编辑的利益冲突声明由期刊公开发布。