About this journal
A community-rooted open access publication, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery is committed to publishing all scientifically valid research. The journal embodies a wealth of highly-accessed articles across the fields of cardiothoracic surgery, including clinical and experimental advances in surgical techniques, survival rates, surgical complications and their outcomes, pediatric conditions and clinical trials. The journal practices an open peer-review system, benefitting authors and readers with an accountable, rigorous and transparent decision-making process.