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Join JTD at ERS Congress 2026 in Barcelona!

The 36th European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress will take place at Fira Gran Via (Halls 1 to 3) in Barcelona, Spain from 5–9 September 2026. We are pleased to announce that Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) will be exhibiting at Booth V.12.

The JTD Editorial Team looks forward to reconnecting with our authors, reviewers, readers, and board members, and expressing our sincere gratitude for your continued support.

Stop by our booth to explore our latest journal updates, discuss prospective submissions, and share your insights. See you in Barcelona!

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/

This year Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD), along with its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company, will be featured at this exciting academic event. We look forward to connecting with our authors, editorial board members, and readers on this exciting occasion. You are warmly invited to visit us at Booth 708. For your convenience, the official exhibition hall floor plan is available for reference.

We look forward to meeting you onsite!

New Impact Factor for Journal of Thoracic Disease: 2.3

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has attained its latest impact factor for the 2025 citation year: 2.3.

Journal of Thoracic Disease 2025 CiteScore Released: 2.9

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has achieved its 2025 CiteScore: 2.9, ranking 91 out of 165 journals in the Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

JTD features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Guest Editors

Over the years, a number of JTD guest editors have made valuable contributions to the journal. This column features interviews with our guest editors, who graciously share their experience in scientific careers and provide insightful perspectives on the special series.

Testimonials for JTD from Eminent Experts Worldwide

Eminent Experts Worldwide, including editorial board members, authors, and readers, who know the journal well, provided testimonials for JTD. We are thankful for their support for the journal.

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Air Pollution more

Age modification of ozone associations with cardiovascular disease risk in adults: a potential role for soluble P-selectin and blood pressure

Drew B. Day, Merlise A. Clyde, Jianbang Xiang, Feng Li, Xiaoxing Cui, Jinhan Mo, Jicheng Gong, Charl... More >>

Assessment of a respiratory face mask for capturing air pollutants and pathogens including human influenza and rhinoviruses

S. Steve Zhou, Salimatu Lukula, Cory Chiossone, Raymond W. Nims, Donna B. Suchmann, M. Khalid Ijaz More >>

Relationship between free and total malondialdehyde, a well-established marker of oxidative stress, in various types of human biospecimens

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GARD Section more

The nationwide program of allergic disease prevention as an implementation of GARD guidelines in Poland

Filip Raciborski, Bolesław Samoliński, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Aleksandra Grąbczewska, Filip Furman, Mic... More >>

A strategy for measuring health outcomes and evaluating impacts of interventions on asthma and COPD—common chronic respiratory diseases in Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) countries

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Integrating primary care of chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Brazil: Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK Brazil): study protocol for randomised controlled trials

Max O. Bachmann, Eric D. Bateman, Rafael Stelmach, Álvaro A. Cruz, Matheus Pacheco de Andrade, Ronal... More >>

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Endorsement

Journal of Thoracic Disease is endorsed by: The International COPD Coalition

The Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery (SBCT)

The Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery (SICT)

The Italian VATS Group

The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD)

The Hong Kong Society of Endosonography

Editorial

From phenotypic associations to clinical triage: promise and pitfalls of fusion-prediction models in non-small cell lung cancer

Guangqiao Zeng, Jianxing He, Nanshan Zhong

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:820

(31 August 2026)

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Standardizing the non-standardizable: what the new Chinese consensus on minimally invasive upper lobectomy gets right, and where the evidence still falls short

Geraud Galvaing

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:821

(31 August 2026)

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A drainage-analgesia integrated chest tube for pain control after thoracoscopic lung resection

Junichi Murakami

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:822

(31 August 2026)

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Integrated chest-tube analgesia after thoracoscopic surgery: rethinking the role of chest tubes

Ji-Yoon Jung, Tae-Yun Sung

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:823

(31 August 2026)

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Integrated drainage-analgesia in thoracoscopic surgery: cautionary optimism amidst evolving multimodal guidelines

Justyna Danel, Joanna Zając, Szymon Białka

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:824

(31 August 2026)

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From pain generator to analgesic platform: is the chest tube part of the solution after video- or robotic assisted thoracoscopic surgery?

Torsten Loop

The expert consensus document on minimally invasive upper lobectomy for lung cancer in China

Licheng Wu, Longyong Mei, Jinbo Zhao, Cheng Shen, Wei Wu, Shiguang Xu, Yuchi Xiu, Wenzhou Liu, Guangqiang Zhao, Zhiqiang Xue, Dong Xie, Liang Xie, Haitao Huang, Naixin Liang, Lei Xian, Bo Deng

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:946

(31 August 2026)

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Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis and management of bronchopleural fistula after pulmonary resection (2026 edition)

Chengjun Ban, Zhigang Cai, Gengye Chen, Xianliang Chen, Zhongshu Chen, Zhaozhong Cheng, Weimin Ding, Wen Dong, Yili Fu, Hong Gao, Ye Gu, Lianfu He, Zhongliang He, Weidong Hu, Yijiang Huang, Faguang Jin, Min Li, Wangping Li, Xingbin Li, Cunzhi Lin, Huihuang Lin, Huining Liu, Jiaping Liu, Jingyu Liu, Zhiguang Liu, Liping Lv, Dianzhu Pan, Zhengbu Sha, Guanle Shen, Fei Tang, Meimei Tao, Jing Wang, Wenzhang Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaoping Wang, Zhina Wang, Haihong Wu, Feng Xu, Guoliang Xu, Tao Xu, Dongyong Yang, Weixia Yu, Xiaogang Zeng, Yiming Zeng, Guochao Zhang, Huaping Zhang, Nan Zhang, Xiangwu Zhang, Xiao Zhao, Changhao Zhong, Youqing Zhong, Hongmei Zhou, Yong Zhou, Heng Zou, Yuna Zu, Zhong Li, Hongwu Wang; the Writing Group for the Chinese Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Bronchopleural Fistula after Pulmonary Resection (2026 Edition)

Hybrid chest wall reconstruction using a composite scaffold and mesh: a surgical technique

Enzo Campedelli Borges, Paula Duarte D’Ambrosio, Alana Cozzer Marchesi, João Paulo Macedo, Pedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco de Araujo, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes, Humberto Alves de Oliveira, José Ribas Milanez de Campos

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:976

(31 August 2026)

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A percutaneous sternal elevation technique using the Tian-Ping sternal lifter for Nuss repair of pectus excavatum

Hao-Nan Lin, Jun-Min Zhu, Zhi-Qiang Deng, Xiao-Han Jin, Yong Xiao, Xing-Bao Zhang, Zhong-Yi Zeng, Hao-Tian Du, Dong Tian, Feng Lin

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:977

(31 August 2026)

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Mini-sternotomy as a life-saving access for thoracic endovascular aortic repair in the absence of peripheral options

Piotr Buczkowski, Anna Witkowska, Maciej Błaszyk, Mateusz Puślecki, Piotr Pukacki, Michał Bociański, Marcin Misterski, Paweł Marcinkowski, Ilona Kauf, Jerzy Kulesza, Bartłomiej Perek, Marek Jemielity

Esophageal diversion after esophageal catastrophe: from institutional experience to collective progress

Yota Suzuki, Evan T. Alicuben, James D. Luketich, Omar Awais

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:995

(31 August 2026)

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Intraoperative nerve monitoring remains associated with reduced recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: response to the editorial commentary

Takashi Shigeno, Keisuke Okuno, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Taichi Ogo, Kenro Kawada, Hisashi Fujiwara, Kiyohide Fushimi, Yusuke Kinugasa

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:996

(31 August 2026)

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Simplifying intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in pleural infection: the need for risk-stratified patient selection

Tongwei Xiang, Tao Yu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:997

(31 August 2026)

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Risk-stratified simplification of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy for pleural infection

Woon Hean Keenan Chong, Dipika Agrawal

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:998

(31 August 2026)

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Could the evolution of stapling technology have influenced the observed reduction in postoperative air leakage?

Jiafu Wu, Yang Chen

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:999

(31 August 2026)

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Staple line coverage with suture fixation of polyglycolic acid patch can reduce postoperative air leakage

Yeon Soo Kim, Soorack Ryu

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:1000

(31 August 2026)

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Ultrasound-facilitated catheter-directed thrombolysis in acute pulmonary embolism: interpreting survival benefit under low event rates and bleeding trade-offs

Yusen Wu, Zhi Yuan

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

:1001

(31 August 2026)

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Reply to the editor: patient selection and multimodality therapy in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma

Marisa Sewell, Daniela Molena

Journal of Thoracic Disease

2026;

(8)

Baoliang Zhong

Published online: 11 December 2009

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Original Article

Suppressive oligonucleotides inhibit inflammation in a murine model of mechanical ventilator induced lung injury

Julia Scheiermann, Dennis M. Klinman

Five-year update on the mouse model of orthotopic lung transplantation: Scientific uses, tricks of the trade, and tips for success

Xue Lin, Wenjun Li, Jiaming Lai, Mikio Okazaki, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Sumiharu Yamamoto, Xingan Wang, Andrew E. Gelman, Daniel Kreisel, Alexander Sasha Krupnick

A pooled analysis of advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer patients with stable treated brain metastases in two phase II trials receiving bevacizumab and pemetrexed as second-line therapy

Matthew A. Gubens, Jody C. Chuang, Wallace Akerley, Corey J. Langer, Christelle Clément- Duchêne, Melanie San Pedro-Salcedo, A. Dimitrios Colevas, Konstantin Dragnev, Mark A. Socinski, Heather A. Wakelee

Pleurodesis: a comparison of two sclerosing agents for pleural effusions in Mozambique

Ivo Figueiredo, Anilsa Cossa, Anila Hassane, José Sousa, Joaquim Pondo, João Teixeira, Kevan Akrami, Susannah K. Graves, Atul Malhotra, Elizabete A. Nunes

Review Article

Atypical antibody responses to influenza

Dalton Hermans, Richard J. Webby, Sook-San Wong

What can individuals do to reduce personal health risks from air pollution?

Robert Laumbach, Qingyu Meng, Howard Kipen

The role of rotors in atrial fibrillation

David E. Krummen, Vijay Swarup, Sanjiv M. Narayan

Current outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: evidence from randomized controlled trials

Daniel Fudulu, Umberto Benedetto, Gustavo Guida Pecchinenda, Pierpaolo Chivasso, Vito Domenico Bruno, Filippo Rapetto, Alan Bryan, Gianni Davide Angelini

Staging lymph node metastases from lung cancer in the mediastinum

Mario D. Terán, Malcolm V. Brock

Improving radiotherapy planning, delivery accuracy, and normal tissue sparing using cutting edge technologies

Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Indrin J. Chetty

Esophageal cancer: staging system and guidelines for staging and treatment

Mark F. Berry

Implementing the new IASLC/ATS/ERS classification of lung adenocarcinomas: results from international and Chinese cohorts

Ming-Ching Lee, Kyuichi Kadota, Daniel Buitrago, David R. Jones, Prasad S. Adusumilli

Premature menopause in young breast cancer: effects on quality of life and treatment interventions

Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Ann H. Partridge

Strategies for the acquisition of transcriptional and epigenetic information in single cells

Guang Li, Elda Dzilic, Nick Flores, Alice Shieh, Sean M. Wu

The role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in the infarcted myocardium

Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis

Utility of cardiac magnetic resonance for evaluation of mitral regurgitation prior to mitral valve surgery

Neil K. Mehta, Jiwon Kim, Jonathan Y. Siden, Sara Rodriguez-Diego, Javid Alakbarli, Antonino Di Franco, Jonathan W. Weinsaft

Adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and definitive radiation therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Gwendolyn Cramer, Charles B. Simone II, Theresa M. Busch, Keith A. Cengel

Editorial

Conservatism strikes back: later is better than earlier dialysis for acute kidney injury

Dana Bielopolski, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

Sleep and critical illness: bridging the two pillars at the ATS 2016

Stuti J. Jaiswal, Atul Malhotra, Robert L. Owens

Temperature and duration targets during post-arrest care: choosing the right prescription for the right patient

John C. Greenwood, Abhishek Bhardwaj, Benjamin S. Abella

Examining the paradox of high high-density lipoprotein and elevated cardiovascular risk

Kavisha Singh, Anand Rohatgi

Mortality after red blood cell transfusions from previously pregnant donors: complexities in the interpretation of large data

Susan Kuldanek, Christopher C. Silliman

Optogenetic tools for cell biological applications

Abhirup Mukherjee, Nicole A. Repina, David V. Schaffer, Ravi S. Kane

Editorial on “Transcription factor SPZ1 promotes TWIST-mediated epithelial—mesenchymal transition and oncogenesis in human liver cancer”

Dan J. Raz

Editorial on “Can CT-PET and endoscopic assessment post-neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy predict residual disease in esophageal cancer”

Chia-Ju Liu, Wei Lu

The hemodynamic impact of acute nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: is it safe?

Bo Xu, Reena Mehra

Tumor spread through air space (STAS) is an important predictor of clinical outcome in stage IA lung adenocarcinoma

Hui-Zi Chen, Erin M. Bertino, Kai He

Antiviral prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus reactivation in immune competent patients—the jury remains out

Sara A. Mansfield, Charles H. Cook

Allosterically targeting EGFR drug-resistance gatekeeper mutations

Nicholas Spellmon, Chunying Li, Zhe Yang

Imaging homeostatic sleep pressure and circadian rhythm in the human brain

Zhuo Fang, Hengyi Rao

Tumor mutational burden (TMB) as a biomarker of response to immunotherapy in small cell lung cancer

Yanis Boumber

Letter to the Editor

Response to “VATS vs. thoracotomy regarding postoperative chronic pain”

Emine Ozgur Bayman, Kalpaj R. Parekh, John Keech, Timothy J. Brennan

The role of a decision analysis in treatment of T2N0 esophageal cancer

Tara R. Semenkovich, Bryan F. Meyers, Benjamin D. Kozower, Varun Puri

Case Report

Intraoperative near-infrared imaging can identify subcentimeter colorectal cancer lung metastases during pulmonary metastasectomy

Andrew D. Newton, Jarrod D. Predina, Lydia G. Frenzel-Sulyok, Michael H. Shin, Yiqing Wang, Sunil Singhal

A novel strategy for cardiopulmonary support during lung transplantation

Ramiro Fernandez, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Ankit Bharat

Short Communication

Predictive value of pulmonary function measures for short-term outcomes following lung resection: analysis of a single high-volume institution

Lauren J. Taylor, Walker A. Julliard, James D. Maloney

Review Article on Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Left ventricular assist device driveline infections: recent advances and future goals

Anne-Marie Leuck

Short Communication of Interventional Pulmonology Corner

Endobronchial ultrasound—guidance for interstitial photodynamic therapy of locally advanced lung cancer—a new interventional concept

Kassem Harris, Emily Oakley, David Bellnier, Gal Shafirstein

Commentary

Insights into ascending aortic aneurysm pathogenesis using in vivo and ex vivo imaging systems in angiotensin II-infused mice

Mary B. Sheppard, Alan Daugherty, Hong Lu

Management of screening-detected stage I lung cancer

Raymond U. Osarogiagbon

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Review Article

Late-onset thoracogastric airway fistula after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a narrative review

Long Wang, Shaobin Li, Weixian Lin, Yuchen Luo, Wenfa Jiang, Ning Xie, Chenyang Xu, Kaican Cai, Siyang Feng

Published online: 01 January 2015

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The Journal of Thoracic Disease is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed and Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), covering the field of respiratory, lung, heart, esophageal, and mediastinal diseases.