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Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

United StatesSurgery (Q2); Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q3); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Q3)ISSN-matched source record
Q2Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
22H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.431SJR (2025)
1998-2026Coverage

About Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a scholarly journal published by W.B. Saunders. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.431 and H-index of 22.

Coverage: 1998-2026. Research categories: Surgery (Q2); Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q3); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Q3).

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)1522-2942, 1532-8627
ISSN-L1522-2942
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationElsevier BV
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex1,247
Citations recorded in OpenAlex4,919
OpenAlex H-index26
Years represented in OpenAlex1998–2025 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments; Congenital Heart Disease Studies; Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches; Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair; Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies; Tracheal and airway disorders.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Reported open-access list prices

3,030.00 USD; 2,830.00 EUR; 2,430.00 GBP; 375,810.00 JPY

APC list prices reported by OpenAlex, which obtains this information from DOAJ. Confirm current charges, taxes, waivers and eligibility with the publisher; this is not a fee quotation.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-01. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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