World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (commonly abbreviated as World J. Pediatr. Congenit. Heart Surg.) is the shared official journal of four congenital heart surgery organisations. Launched in 2010 and published by SAGE, it appears bimonthly, with a 2025 impact factor of 0.9.World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery（常用缩写 World J. Pediatr. Congenit. Heart Surg.）是四个先天性心脏病外科组织共同的官方期刊，2010 年创刊，由 SAGE 出版，为双月刊，2025 年影响因子为 0.9。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: the journal is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to congenital heart anomalies and pediatric heart diseases in general, with a central focus on the surgical aspect of care for infants, children and adults.学科定位： 期刊致力于先天性心脏异常与儿童心脏病知识的推进与传播，聚焦婴儿、儿童与成人先天性心脏病照护的外科侧面。
• Society network: the journal is official to the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, the African Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association.学会网络： 期刊是世界先天性心脏病外科学会、非洲先天性心脏病外科学会、先天性心脏外科医生学会与欧洲先天性心脏外科协会四家组织的官方刊物。
• Publishing form: the journal is subscription-based with an open access option available.出版形态： 期刊为订阅型刊物，支持开放获取发表选项。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed through the Emerging Sources Citation Index system, the journal carries a 2025 impact factor of 0.9 within the fourth quartile of cardiac and cardiovascular systems.收录与指标： 期刊被新兴科学引文索引体系收录，2025 年影响因子为 0.9，在心脏与心血管系统类别中列第四区。^[2]

History

• Founded in 2010: the journal was launched by SAGE in 2010.2010年创刊： 期刊于 2010 年由 SAGE 出版创刊。
• Publication scale: the bimonthly journal now puts out over eight hundred pages a year, with electronic supplements carrying data tables, appendices and videos of echocardiograms, angiograms and operations.出版规模： 期刊现为双月刊，每年出版逾八百页内容，电子版附数据表、附录及超声心动图、血管造影与手术视频等补充材料。
• Author reach: contributors come from institutions across six continents, reflecting the reach of the global congenital heart surgery network.作者分布： 作者来自六大洲多家机构，体现全球先天性心脏病外科网络的覆盖面。^[3]
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 0.9 in 2022, 1.1 in 2023 and 0.9 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2022 年为 0.9，2023 年为 1.1，2025 年为 0.9。
• Frequency: the journal appears bimonthly.刊期： 期刊为双月刊。

Editors

• Editor: the journal is edited by Carl L. Backer, with founding editor Marshall L. Jacobs of Johns Hopkins now listed as founding and consulting editor.现任编辑： 编辑为 Carl L. Backer，创刊编辑为 Johns Hopkins 的 Marshall L. Jacobs，现列创刊与咨询编辑。
• Editorial board: the international advisory board gathers specialists in congenital heart surgery, cardiology, anaesthesia, critical care and nursing, with consulting editors including Robert H. Anderson and Magdi Yacoub.编委构成： 国际编辑顾问委员会汇聚先天性心脏病外科、心脏内科、麻醉、重症与护理方向的专家，咨询编辑包括 Robert H. Anderson、Magdi Yacoub 等名家。
• Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the ScholarOne system and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经 ScholarOne 在线系统递交，接受同行评审。^[4]
• Editorial policy: improving the quality of care is the yardstick, with surgical results and multidisciplinary perspectives welcome from around the world.编辑方针： 期刊强调照护质量的改善，欢迎来自世界各地的外科成果与多学科视角。
• Open access: the journal is hybrid with a modest gold open access share.开放获取： 期刊为混合型，金色开放获取比例较低。