Announcements - Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Posted: 2026-10-09

A NEW CHAPTER FOR ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY: NOW WELCOMING OPEN SUBMISSION

For the past 14 years, the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has pursued a distinctive approach to academic publishing in our specialty.

Posted: 2026-08-05

Join us at the IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer

The IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) is going to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from September 12th to 15th, 2026: https://wclc.iaslc.org/

Posted: 2026-06-18

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has received its latest Impact Factor for the 2025 citation year – 4.1.

Posted: 2025-10-08

AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

Posted: 2025-06-22

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has received its latest Impact Factor for the 2024 citation year – 3.1.

Posted: 2025-03-19

Join us at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) in Budapest

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery will be held from May 25 to 27, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary: https://estsmeeting.com.

Posted: 2025-03-19

Join us at the 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) in Seattle

Join us at the 105^th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) in Seattle

Posted: 2022-07-11

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery: 4.617

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has received its latest Impact Factor for the 2021 citation year - 4.617.

Posted: 2021-11-05

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) is among the list of COPE membership.

Posted: 2021-07-05

New Impact Factor for Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery: 4.101

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) has attained its latest Impact Factor update for the 2020 citation year - 4.101.

Posted: 2017-10-01

Join us at the 16th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

The 16th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery will be held in Taipei on October 28 and 29, 2017.

Posted: 2017-07-24

Welcome to join us on IASLC 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer

Posted: 2017-01-23

The 27th Annual Congress of the ATCSA will be held at Melbourne, Australia

Posted: 2016-12-26

2017 Australasian Thoracic Aortic Symposium will be held in Melbourne on 18-20 May 2017

Posted: 2016-11-30

Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) is indexed on Scopus

Posted: 2016-09-06

AME Publishing Company successfully closed Series A funding of 4 million USD

Posted: 2016-05-05

Join us at the 96th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)!

Posted: 2015-10-19

Surgery of The Thoracic Aorta - Eight Postgraduate Course

9-10th November 2015
Bologna - Italy
Preliminary Programme now available

Posted: 2013-09-02

ACS is now indexed by PubMed Central

The Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is now indexed by PubMed Central, an online journal repository. Authors publishing in ACS will enjoy maximum exposure of their research and garner a broader audience of readers and contributors.

Posted: 2013-05-20

Liverpool Aortic Surgery Symposium V - New Frontiers

The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (UK) is proud to announce the biennial Liverpool Aortic Surgery Symposium V – New Frontiers.

Posted: 2013-05-09

ACS App ready for download

Readers can now get free access to Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (ACS) through the iPhone ACS App.

Posted: 2013-03-11

ACS & Covidien VATS Lobectomy Video Contest in China

The 20th Anniversary VATS Lobectomy Conference was held in Edinburgh on November 1-3, 2012. Main Objective of the meeting was to reach a consensus pertaining to conceptual and technical aspects of Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection. The process was based on the level of current evidence in each conflicting point, using Delphi Methodology. Topics covered included: How did the experts start VATS lobectomy in the first place? – an interview conducted by Joel Dunning; Techniques on VATS lobectomy, focusing on Cedars Sinai technique, Copenhagen technique, Edinburgh technique, and Duke technique; Exploring technical tips and tricks on anterior approach, posterior approach, and nodal clearance. A Consensus Statement was generated on the following critical points: Eligibility for VATS lobectomy, Preoperative workup, Lymph node management, etc. At the meeting, the initial results of the Cross-sectional Survey on Lobectomy Approach (X-sola) Study (more than 800 thoracic surgeons participated in this study) were also presented.

Posted: 2013-02-17

2nd VATS Lobectomy Symposium Innsbruck, Austria

An update on our successful VATS-Meeting in 2010 – “From Beginners – For Beginners” will be held from April 18th – 19th 2013, Austria. Europe’s leading VATS surgeons, Dr. Henrik J. Hansen and Dr. William S. Walker will discuss new developments, including VATS sleeve resections and segmental resections with you.

Posted: 2013-01-04

Focused Issue: Malignant pleural mesothelioma, Vol 1, No 4 (Nov 2012)

The November issue of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery presents the latest research on malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).

Posted: 2013-01-04

Focused Issue: Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Vol 1, No 3 (Sep 2012)

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair has been the intense focus of surgeons over the past few decades; various approaches, surgical techniques, and novel technologies have been proposed and tried over the years, yet significant morbidities remain.