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Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 1957

ISSN1874-3064
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.385
H-Indexi
32
SNIPi
0.284
Total Worksi
293
Total Citationsi
4,354
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.55
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Aims & Scope

The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters and guest-edited single-topic issues in all important areas of experimental and clinical research in respiratory medicine. Topics covered include: COPD Occupational disorders, and the role of allergens and pollutants Asthma Allergy Non-invasive ventilation Therapeutic intervention Lung cancer Lung infections respiratory diseases Therapeutic interventions Adult and paediatric medicine Cell biology The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal , a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on important recent developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of respiratory medicine published continuously by Bentham Open.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1957
Frequencycontinuous
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications293
Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCC BY 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bentham Science Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-3064
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
11
90
2019
17
212
2020
15
109
2021
22
66
2022
12
53
2023
15
108
2024
18
38
2025
13
1
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.

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchRespiratory Support and MechanismsCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchDelphi Technique in ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

Is Open Respiratory Medicine Journal a predatory journal?

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Respiratory Medicine Journal?

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.385.

Is Open Respiratory Medicine Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open Respiratory Medicine Journal?

The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters and guest-edited single-topic issues in all important areas of experimental and clinical research in respiratory medicine. Topics covered include: COPD Occupational disorders, and the role of allergens and pollutants Asthma Allergy Non-invasive ventilation Therapeutic intervention Lung cancer Lung infections respiratory diseases Therapeutic interventions Adult and paediatric medicine Cell biology The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal , a peer reviewed journal, is an i

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref