Aims & Scope

The journal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS, Video-assist Thorac Surg, Online ISSN: 2519-0792) publishes articles reporting the cutting-edge findings and application of video-assisted thoracic surgery, including but not limited to biopsy, esophagus surgery (esophagectomy), hiatal hernia repair, lung surgery, procedures to remove excess fluid or air from the area around the lungs, surgery to relieve excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), surgery to relieve gastroesophageal reflux disease and thymus gland removal surgery (thymectomy).

The aim of VATS is to promote the development of video-assisted thoracic surgery around the world by providing a professional platform for the sharing of experience in video-assisted thoracic surgery between peers so that all patients may benefit.

Hence, instructional and educational video clips, photos, schematics of visualized thoracic surgical procedures are warmly welcome.

In addition, VATS strongly emphasizes the multi-disciplinary nature of modern surgery and encourages that articles highlight the roles of each member of the multi-disciplinary surgical team (including surgeon, trainees, anesthetists, physicians of all specialties, nurses, physiotherapists, other allied health professionals, and so on as appropriate).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 0.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.149

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q4

h-index

Year Value
2024 4

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 24661

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 27

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
0.4
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.149
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q4
First Published: 2024

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