Home›Search›COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1541-2555eISSN1541-2563

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 78d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.622

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.936

Total Worksi

1,609

Total Citationsi

45,596

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Respiratory System; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,609

Publisher OrgInforma

OA Since2021

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1541-2555 / 1541-2563

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

1.1k

2019

1.5k

2020

1.2k

2021

390

2022

270

2023

176

2024

105

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Respiratory System

Scopus Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchRespiratory Support and MechanismsAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchCardiovascular and exercise physiologyDelphi Technique in ResearchPediatric health and respiratory diseasesProtease and Inhibitor MechanismsNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Is COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 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 2.30.

Is COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?