The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is the official journal of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. First published in 1965, The Annals is an international, peer-reviewed journal that provides outstanding original coverage of recent progress in adult and congenital cardiovascular and chest surgery and related fields. This leading monthly receives approximately 4,000 manuscripts for consideration annually and maintains rigorous acceptance standards under the editorial leadership of Joanna Chikwe, MD, and a distinguished editorial board.
The journal's current impact factor, an important journal metric published by Clarivate Analytics each year, is 5.102, and the Journal Citation Report ranks The Annals 28 out of 211 surgery journals. The Annals is the most-cited journal in cardiothoracic surgery, and the fifth most-cited journal in all of surgery.
A free subscription to The Annals is a benefit of STS membership.
Annals Short Reports
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports—the official fully open access companion journal to The Annals of Thoracic Surgery—provides a modern venue for authors to present their research in a digestible format, while also making it available immediately, permanently, and universally.
This e-only publication welcomes a wide range of short-form original research related to clinical advances, current surgical methods, controversial topics and techniques, and case and image reports in adult acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease, thoracic surgery, cardiothoracic transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, perioperative medicine, as well as education and training. Engaging editorials, focused mini-reviews, educational and impactful case reports, “how to do it” technique papers, and images in cardiothoracic surgery are featured. In addition, Annals Short Reports includes a special emphasis on digital media and supplemental content, designed for easy and open sharing of data, results, and content across social media and other channels.
Annals Short Reports follows the high standards of The Annals and is supported by the same expert Editorial Board team. The open access journal now is accepting submissions.
Sync Your Membership Account and Annals Subscription
It is now easier than ever to access the robust multimedia content available in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Your STS membership login and your Annals login are now the same. This allows you to log in only once (single sign on)—no more remembering two usernames and passwords. If you haven’t already synced your accounts, see the instructions on how do so. If you haven’t already accessed your subscription online, you can claim your account now via your STS login.
If you have any questions regarding the STS portal login, please contact STS Member Services at membership@sts.org or 312-202-5800. To contact Elsevier (Annals publisher) customer service, call 1-800-654-2452.
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