美國胸科學會年鑒(AnnalsATS)是美國胸科學會的官方國際在線期刊，前身為PATS，提供成人和兒童肺和呼吸性睡眠醫學和成人重癥醫療的最新權威報道。該雜志的范圍包括適用于臨床實踐的內容，臨床專家的形成和繼續教育，以及促進公共衛生。該雜志以方法嚴謹的原創研究文章為特色，探討與病人護理和衛生保健提供相關的問題。其他突出的內容包括重點評論，更新讀者的流行病學，分類，臨床問題的管理，以及安全，有效的應用程序。視角提供有關衛生保健提供、知識傳播、公共衛生、臨床倫理、專業精神和衛生保健政策等主題的當代或歷史綜述。意見和想法文章提供了對臨床醫生感興趣的有爭議的或未解決的問題的知情意見。在“病例會議”的標題下，AnnalsATS出版了臨床小結，以許多學術獎學金培訓項目中常見的教學會議為靈感，闡明了當前臨床實踐的知識。在接收端，文章為患者和家庭成員提供了一個機會，根據個人在衛生保健方面的經驗向臨床醫生交流觀察結果和建議。《作者指南》中描述的其他章節涉及該雜志專業范圍內的全球肺健康、實踐管理和醫學教育。編輯采用嚴格的同行評審和質量控制程序來評估、選擇和編輯稿件，使之符合ATS科學探究和誠信標準。AnnalsATS遵守ATS關于充分披露可能影響已發布內容的金融協會的政策。該期刊在Medline、PubMed和其他領先期刊數據庫中有完整的索引。

As an official international online journal of the American Thoracic Society, the Annals of the American Thoracic Society (AnnalsATS), formerly PATS, delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverage of adult and pediatric pulmonary and respiratory sleep medicine and adult medical critical care. The scope of the journal encompasses content that is applicable to clinical practice, the formative and continuing education of clinical specialists, and the advancement of public health. The journal features methodologically rigorous Original Research articles that address questions relevant to patient care and health care delivery. Additional highlighted contents include Focused Reviews that update readers on the epidemiology, classification, and management of clinical problems, and the safe, efficacious application of procedures. Perspectives provide contemporary or historical overviews of topics relating to health care delivery, dissemination of knowledge, public health, clinical ethics, professionalism, and health care policy. Opinions and Ideas articles offer informed opinions on controversial or unsettled questions of interest to clinicians. Under the heading Case Conferences, AnnalsATS publishes clinical vignettes that illuminate knowledge of current clinical practice in a format inspired by the teaching conferences common to many academic fellowship training programs. On the Receiving End articles provide an opportunity for patients and family members to communicate observations and recommendations to clinicians based on narratives of personal experience in health care. Other sections described in the Instructions for Authors address global lung health, practice management, and medical education within the specialty scope of the journal. The editors employ a rigorous peer-review and quality control process to evaluate, select, and edit manuscripts for adherence to ATS standards of scientific inquiry and integrity. AnnalsATS conforms to ATS policies regarding the full disclosure of financial associations that might influence published content. The journal is fully indexed in Medline, PubMed and other leading journal databases.