ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #6,406Hybrid

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Acronym:stcvs
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Abbreviation (ISO):SEMIN THORAC CARDIOV
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Identifier (ISSN):1043-0679(Print)/1532-9488(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.2↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

WoS Q3
12342.1320202.0120212.4120222.520232.620242.520252.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.842
#6,406

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
69

69 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
98articles/year
8.38% Gold OA•95.56% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is devoted to providing a forum for cardiothoracic surgeons to disseminate and discuss important new information and to gain insight into unresolved areas of question in the specialty. Each issue presents readers with a selection of original peer-reviewed articles accompanied by editorial commentary from specialists in the field. In addition, readers are offered valuable invited articles: State of Views editorials and Current Readings highlighting the latest contributions on central or controversial issues. Another prized feature is expert roundtable discussions in which experts debate critical questions for cardiothoracic treatment and care. Seminars is an invitation-only publication that receives original submissions transferred ONLY from its sister publication, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. As we continue to expand the reach of the Journal, we will explore the possibility of accepting unsolicited manuscripts in the future.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Internal medicine76%Surgery71.5%Cardiology52.7%Biology47.6%Radiology38.3%Pathology37.7%Psychology31.1%Psychiatry26%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q3
Rank132/237
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Q2
Rank78/237
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.2
Articles / Year18
Total Citations1
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year91
Total Citations83
2024
IF2.6
Articles / Year51
Total Citations90
2023
IF2.5
Articles / Year49
Total Citations76
2022
IF2.41
Articles / Year164
Total Citations762

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,406Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.842

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.26

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,203 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations648
3-Year Documents506
Citable Documents235

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

SurgeryQ1
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (acronym: stcvs, abbr: SEMIN THORAC CARDIOV, ISSN: 1043-0679) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.842 (Q1), an H-index of 69.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 98 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,203 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
525 B STREET, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, USA, CA, 92101-4495

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16