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PROMOTING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
by EACTS
The impact of our journals - the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) and Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) – has increased year on year in recognition of the high-quality peer reviewed content published by both publications.
Ejcts
The quality and influence of articles published in EJCTS throughout 2021 resulted in an impact factor score of 4.534, a 0.9 increase from the previous year. EJCTS attracts over one million article views each year. Highly cited articles included EACTS/ESC guidelines on myocardial revascularisation.
Over 2,290 submissions were received by EJCTS last year from over 60 countries worldwide. Geographic diversity is also reflected in the journal’s editorial board, with members from Europe as well as China, Japan and the USA. The editors in chiefs, supported by the EACTS publications team, strive for a diverse editorial team with a strong focus on improving the gender balance of our editorial boards.
Icvts
Improving outcomes for patients requires a multidisciplinary team effort which is why, in 2022, we took the decision to change the focus of ICVTS and publish highly innovative, interdisciplinary research in order to encourage greater collaboration across multidisciplinary teams in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. The journal relaunched as Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery in early 2023.
The journal’s impact factor also rose last year, reaching 1.978, with highly cited articles such as ‘Aortic dissection reconsidered: type, entry site, malperfusion classification adding clarity and enabling outcome prediction’.
