Clinical & Medical Journals

Thorax Template

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About the Thorax format

Thorax is a peer-reviewed journal published by Clinical & Medical Journals, covering Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms. Over its lifetime it has published 20,040 papers, which have received 819,017 citations.

PublisherClinical & Medical Journals
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Thorax. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
ISSN0040-6376
Citation impact (2-yr)3.41
h-index321
i10-index10,345
Top institutions publishing hereRoyal Brompton Hospital
Journal websitethorax.bmj.com
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Papers published in Thorax per year

736
2014
755
2015
787
2016
264
2017
231
2018
208
2019
277
2020
303
2021
210
2022
174
2023
206
2024
260
2025

Citation impact of Thorax by publication year

15.2K
2014
18.3K
2015
16.8K
2016
13.2K
2017
9.1K
2018
6.6K
2019
11.4K
2020
9.2K
2021
4K
2022
3.1K
2023
1.5K
2024
639
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Thorax

Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study

Wei Shen Lim · 1 May 2003

BACKGROUND: In the assessment of severity in community acquired pneumonia (CAP), the modified British Thoracic Society (mBTS) rule identifies patients with severe pneumonia but not patients who might be suitable for home management. A multicentre study was conducted to derive and validate a practical severity assessment model for stratifying adults hospitalised with CAP into different…

3,154 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Janine Bestall, Elizabeth Paul, R. Garrod et al. · 1 Jul 1999

BACKGROUND: Methods of classifying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) depend largely upon spirometric measurements but disability is only weakly related to measurements of lung function. With the increased use of pulmonary rehabilitation, a need has been identified for a simple and standardised method of categorising disability in COPD. This study examined the validity of the…

2,938 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia

F Fontán, E Baudet · 1 May 1971

Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia has been carried out in three patients; two of these operations have been successful. A new surgical procedure has been used which transmits the whole vena caval blood to the lungs, while only oxygenated blood returns to the left heart. The right atrium is, in this way, `ventriclized9, to direct…

2,876 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Gavin C. Donaldson · 25 Sep 2002

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by both an accelerated decline in lung function and periods of acute deterioration in symptoms termed exacerbations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether these are related. METHODS: Over 4 years, peak expiratory flow (PEF) and symptoms were measured at home daily by 109 patients…

2,286 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
British Guideline on the Management of Asthma

British Thoracic Society Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network · 1 May 2008

<h3>Abstract</h3> <h3>Background</h3> Long Covid remains a relatively new phenomenon with emerging understanding. Estimated UK prevalence of Long Covid with three or more symptoms lasting for 12 weeks or more was 2.2% at the end of 2021. The population-based French SAPRIS-SERO cohort has novel information about the pattern of symptoms of Long Covid that has been…

2,032 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Thorax template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Thorax format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Thorax template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Clinical & Medical Journals format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Thorax use?
Thorax uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Thorax. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Thorax?
No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Clinical & Medical Journals-ready Thorax document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Thorax template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Thorax format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Thorax?
Clinical journal (generic ICMJE manuscript format). It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Clinical & Medical Journals.
Can I export a submission-ready Thorax PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Thorax template (the article class) that is ready to submit to Clinical & Medical Journals, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Thorax template cost?
You can start writing in the Thorax template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Thorax PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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