Thorax (journal)
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Thorax |
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| Discipline | Pulmonology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Wisia Wedzicha |
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Publication history | 1946-present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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| 8.376 | |
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| ISSN |
0040-6376 (print) 1468-3296 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 231027629 |
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Thorax is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal specialising in both clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine as well as paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. It was established in 1946 and is published by the BMJ Group on behalf of the British Thoracic Society. The journal is available online by subscription and archived editions of the journal are available free of charge after 1 year. The editors-in-chief are Andy Bush (Imperial College London) and Ian Pavord (University of Oxford).
Abstracting and indexing
Thorax is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/Index Medicus, Science Citation Index, Current Contents, Excerpta Medica, and BIOSIS Previews. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2012 impact factor is 8.376, ranking it 2nd out of 73 journals in the category "Respiratory System".[1]
References
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Respiratory System". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.