Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Journal of Thoracic Oncology is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, published by Elsevier and founded in 2006, covering the prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of thoracic malignancies, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 23.3《胸部肿瘤学杂志》是（International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer，IASLC）的官方期刊，由（Elsevier）出版、2006 年创办，涵盖胸部恶性肿瘤的预防、检测、诊断与治疗，2025 年影响因子为 23.3。

Scope

• It is the primary educational and informational publication for topics relevant to the prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of all thoracic malignancies该刊是关于各类胸部恶性肿瘤预防、检测、诊断与治疗主题的首要教育与信息出版物。
• It emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach and publishes original research, reviews and opinion pieces该刊强调多学科方法，刊载原创研究、综述与观点文章。
• Its audience includes epidemiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists, radiologists and pathologists其读者包括流行病学家、肿瘤内科医师、放射肿瘤医师、胸外科医师、肺科医师、放射科医师与病理科医师。
• It welcomes manuscripts on epidemiology, prevention, screening, early detection, staging, cure and treatment of thoracic malignancies该刊欢迎关于胸部恶性肿瘤的流行病学、预防、筛查、早期检测、分期、治愈与治疗的稿件。
• It is interested in tobacco control and cessation where directly relevant to lung cancer epidemiology and therapeutic outcomes该刊关注与肺癌流行病学及治疗结局直接相关的烟草控制与戒烟研究。
• It welcomes work on pathologic and histologic classification, novel imaging and bronchoscopic approaches and novel systemic therapies该刊欢迎病理与组织学分类、新颖影像与支气管镜方法以及新颖全身治疗方面的研究。

History

• The journal was launched in 2006 by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer under founding editor James R. Jett该刊由（International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer）于 2006 年创刊，首任主编为 James R. Jett。
• James R. Jett led the journal for seven years and set a precedent of excellence for the society's new flagship publicationJames R. Jett 执掌该刊七年，为学会这家新的旗舰出版物树立了卓越的标杆。
• In 2013 the editorship passed to Alex A. Adjei, who has led the journal since then2013 年主编一职移交 Alex A. Adjei，他此后一直执掌该刊。
• In 2011 it published the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society multidisciplinary classification of lung adenocarcinoma2011 年该刊刊载了（International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer）、（American Thoracic Society）与（European Respiratory Society）的肺腺癌国际多学科分类。^[1]
• It appears twelve times a year, and the society also publishes the open access companion title JTO Clinical and Research Reports该刊每年出版 12 期，学会另出版开放获取的姊妹刊（JTO Clinical and Research Reports）。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Alex A. Adjei of the Taussig Cancer Institute, a medical oncologist focused on thoracic oncology现任主编为（Taussig Cancer Institute）的 Alex A. Adjei，他是一位专注于胸部肿瘤的肿瘤内科医师。
• Founding editor James R. Jett served from 2006 until 2013, when he handed over to Alex A. Adjei首任主编 James R. Jett 自 2006 年任职至 2013 年，其后将主编职责移交 Alex A. Adjei。
• The journal is produced by Elsevier on behalf of the society and appears both in print and online该刊由（Elsevier）代表学会出版，同时以印刷版与在线版发行。
• All submissions are peer reviewed, and the journal maintains a multidisciplinary editorial approach所有投稿均经同行评审，该刊秉持多学科的编辑方针。
• It also publishes an open access companion journal that accepts a range of manuscripts from subset analyses to case reports该刊还出版一份开放获取姊妹刊，接收从亚组分析到病例报告等多种稿件。