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Respiratory Research

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1465-9921eISSN1465-993X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.555

H-Index

157

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.419

Total Works

5,186

Total Citations

196,259

2yr Mean Citedness

4.72

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Respiratory Research publishes high-quality clinical and basic research, review and commentary articles on all aspects of respiratory medicine and related diseases. As the leading fully open access journal in the field, Respiratory Research provides an essential resource for pulmonologists, allergists, immunologists and other physicians, researchers, healthcare workers and medical students with worldwide dissemination of articles resulting in high visibility and generating international discussion. Topics of specific interest include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, genetics, infectious diseases, interstitial lung diseases, lung development, lung tumors, occupational and environmental factors, pulmonary circulation, pulmonary pharmacology and therapeutics, respiratory immunology, respiratory physiology, and sleep-related respiratory problems.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,186

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since1999

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-9921 / 1465-993X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Respiratory System

Scopus Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchRespiratory Support and MechanismsPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchDelphi Technique in Research