The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (commonly abbreviated as Ann. Thorac. Surg.) is the official journal of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. First published in 1965 by Elsevier, it appears monthly, with a 2025 impact factor of 5.3.The Annals of Thoracic Surgery（常用缩写 Ann. Thorac. Surg.）是胸外科医师学会与南部胸外科协会的官方期刊，1965 年创刊，由 Elsevier 出版，为月刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.3。[1]
Scope
- Scope: the journal's mission is to promote scholarship in cardiothoracic surgery patient care, clinical practice, research, education and policy.学科定位： 期刊的使命是推动心胸外科在患者照护、临床实践、研究、教育与政策方向的学术发展。
- Subject coverage: it welcomes original research on adult cardiac and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic surgery, cardiothoracic transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, perioperative medicine, and education and training.收录主题： 期刊欢迎成人心脏与先天性心血管疾病、胸外科、心胸移植、机械循环支持、围手术期医学以及教育培训相关的原创研究。
- Review scale: roughly three thousand manuscripts arrive annually, met with rigorous acceptance standards and competitive turnaround times.审稿规模： 期刊每年收到约三千份投稿，执行严格的录用标准与紧凑的审稿节奏。
- Publishing model: the journal is subscription-based with an open access option available.出版模式： 期刊为订阅型刊物，支持开放获取发表选项。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal holds a first-quartile position in surgery, with a 2025 impact factor of 5.3.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在外科类别中列第一区，2025 年影响因子为 5.3。[2]
History
- Founded in 1965: the journal was launched in 1965 as a leading monthly of cardiothoracic surgery.1965年创刊： 期刊于 1965 年创刊，是国际上心胸外科领域的领先月刊。
- Companion title: the spring of 2022 saw the launch of the companion title Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.姊妹刊： 2022 年春季期刊创办子刊 Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports。
- Editorial succession: past editors include L. Henry Edmunds, Jr from 2000 to 2015 and G. Alexander Patterson from 2015 to 2020.主编沿革： 历任主编包括 L. Henry Edmunds Jr（2000 至 2015 年）与 G. Alexander Patterson（2015 至 2020 年）。
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 3.517 in 2019, 5.102 in 2021 and 5.3 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 3.517，2021 年为 5.102，2025 年为 5.3。
- Frequency: the journal appears monthly.刊期： 期刊为月刊。[3]
Editors
- Editor-in-chief: the journal is led by Dr Joanna Chikwe of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, whose specialities include mitral valve repair, coronary revascularisation and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.现任主编： 主编为 Joanna Chikwe 博士，任职于洛杉矶雪松-赛奈医疗中心，专长为二尖瓣修复、冠脉血运重建与微创心脏外科。
- Emeritus editors: the emeritus list honours former editors including L. Henry Edmunds, Jr, Thomas B. Ferguson and G. Alexander Patterson.荣休编辑： 荣休编辑列名 L. Henry Edmunds Jr、Thomas B. Ferguson 与 G. Alexander Patterson 等历任主编。
- Editorial board: more than nine hundred global cardiothoracic experts sustain peer review, with Reviewer of the Year awards presented annually.编委构成： 编委会由九百余名全球心胸外科专家支撑同行评审，年度颁发「年度审稿人」奖项。[4]
- Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through an online system and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经在线系统递交，接受同行评审。
- Editorial policy: clinical advances, controversial topics and surgical techniques share space with discussion of education and policy.编辑方针： 期刊兼顾临床进展、争议话题与外科技术，兼顾外科教育与政策的讨论空间。