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American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

American Physiological Society · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN1522-1504

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.407

H-Indexi

208

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

8,551

Total Citationsi

432,357

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physiology; Respiratory System; Physiology (medical); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Cell Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

FrequencyTwice Monthly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,551

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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Submission Info

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 Physiological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1522-1504

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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

197

6.6k

2019

253

7.6k

2020

211

4.2k

2021

136

1.9k

2022

154

2023

155

964

2024

134

367

2025

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.

PhysiologyQ1

Physiology (medical)Q1

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PhysiologyRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesNeuroscience of respiration and sleepRespiratory Support and MechanismsNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsImmune Response and InflammationCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Is American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology: 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 Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology?

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 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 2.82.

Is American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology?