《胸腔》是呼吸醫學的領軍期刊，是英國胸學會的官方期刊。在病理學、免疫學和外科等多學科發表臨床和實驗研究文章方面享有令人羨慕和長久的聲譽。此外，它還提供基本生物醫學科學最新發展的報道，并定期發布一系列評論，以使胸科醫師了解最新進展。

Thorax, a leading journal in respiratory medicine, is the official journal of the British Thoracic Society. It enjoys an enviable and longstanding reputation for publishing clinical and experimental research articles covering many disciplines, including pathology, immunology and surgery. In addition it provides coverage of recent developments in basic biomedical sciences and publishes a regular review series to keep thoracic physicians abreast of advances.