Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Submission Guidelines

Pre-Submission Checklist

• Title page — uploaded as a separate file (authors, affiliations, ORCID, corresponding author)
• Blinded manuscript — no institutional or author-identifiable data
• Figures — uploaded separately, TIFF or JPEG
• Tables — placed within the manuscript in editable text format, not as images
• Central image / graphical abstract — original articles only
• Declarations — must include all of the following:
  • Competing Interests
  • Funding
  • Author Contributions (initials only)
  • Data Availability
  • Human and Animal Rights Statement
  • Ethics Approval (No institutional name—reference no and date should suffice)
  • Informed Consent
  • Consent for Publication
  • Use of AI and AI-Assisted Technologies
• State "Not applicable" where a declaration does not apply — the heading must still appear.

Journal Metrics

Editorial and Submission Metrics

1st January 2026 – 30th June 2026

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Pradeep Narayan

MD (University of Bristol); FRCS (Edin); FRCS (Glasgow); FRCS-CTh
Editor-in-Chief
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Editor-in-Chief: editor@iacts.org
Editorial Office: ijtcvs2000@hotmail.com

Ombudsman
For concerns that require independent consideration:Email: ombudsmanijtc@gmail.com