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American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

American Thoracic Society · United States

ISSN1044-1549eISSN1535-4989

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.863

H-Indexi

213

SNIPi

1.122

Total Worksi

7,445

Total Citationsi

387,843

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Respiratory System; Clinical Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications7,445

Publisher OrgAmerican Thoracic Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Thoracic Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1044-1549 / 1535-4989

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

213

6.1k

2019

224

6.1k

2020

204

3.4k

2021

210

2.7k

2022

173

1.4k

2023

219

1.2k

2024

204

453

2025

173

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cell BiologyQ1

Clinical BiochemistryQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell BiologyRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisImmune Response and InflammationPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Is American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology?

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.34.

Is American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology?