The Open Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Journal is an open access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters, guest edited single topic issues and operative online videos in all surgical techniques and advances of the heart, lungs, chest, and great vessels.

The Open Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Journal, a peer reviewed journal, aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.