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BMJ Open Respiratory Research

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN2052-4439eISSN2052-4439

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

1.106

H-Index

CiteScore

5.7

SNIP

1.024

Total Works

1,335

Total Citations

21,449

2yr Mean Citedness

2.43

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Aims & Scope

BMJ Open Respiratory Research is an open access journal from BMJ and BTS, publishing papers across all areas of respiratory medicine, critical care and sleep medicine. The journal focuses on robustness of methodology and scientific rigour with less emphasis on novelty or perceived impact.

⚡ 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 Published2000

Annual Volume~ 184 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,335

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,275Above median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2052-4439 / 2052-4439

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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?

$2,275

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

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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 FibrosisRespiratory Support and MechanismsDelphi Technique in ResearchRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies