We are pleased to announce that Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (CCTS) has attained its latest impact factor for the 2025 citation year: 0.7 (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Journal Impact Factor of CCTS
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery (ISSN: 2664-3278; Curr Chall Thorac Surg; CCTS) is published by AME Publishing Company, with support from Wolters Kluwer (the journal content will be made available on Wolters Kluwer Health’s Lippincott and Ovid platforms). It is an international peer-reviewed journal providing high-quality researches and information related to challenging issues on thoracic surgeries with an aim to improve current diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. CCTS is indexed and covered by the Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)] and Scopus.
The announcement of the journal’s latest impact factor is a significant achievement for the journal. It further paves the way for continued international growth and impact, and leads us to further develop the journal into a high-impact respected source of information with international reach.
We sincerely appreciate the invaluable support and contributions of our editorial board members, guest editors, authors, reviewers, readers, and peers. Moving forward, CCTS remains committed to advancing thoracic surgery while fostering global academic collaboration.
2025 Journal Impact Factors of AME journals
We are also pleased to share the latest impact factors of all journals published under AME Publishing Company (Table 1).
- 37 AME journals received a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) this year, with three journals receiving their first JIF
- 12 journals have one or more categories ranked in Q1 or Q2
These achievements reflect the continuous growth and academic influence of our journal portfolio. We sincerely thank all contributors across our journals for their dedication and support.
Table 1 2025 Journal Impact Factors of AME journals
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