Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively via online submission at
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tcsurgeon 
or link via 
http://www.thieme.de/fz/thoracic.html 

Submissions of hardcopy manuscripts will not be accepted. Please refrain from sending manuscripts via e-mail.

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon publishes original papers on topics in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Also featured are special reports, "how to do it" papers, articles on our surgical heritage, collective and current reviews, correspondence, and book reviews. If a manuscript is accepted for publication, certain conditions must be agreed to by all authors. These include statements regarding conflict of interests, scientific responsibility, exclusive publication, and assignment of copyright. No part of the published material may be reproduced elsewhere without written permission from the publisher.