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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN2213-2619

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

7.652

H-Indexi

251

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

6.837

Total Worksi

4,042

Total Citationsi

249,722

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine publishes original research and reviews covering all aspects of respiratory medicine and critical care. The journal aims to expand the discussion of research in internal medicine, intensive care medicine, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine, including topics such as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It also publishes content that influences clinical practice and global health policy.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,042

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-2619

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

287

21k

2019

354

69k

2020

387

26k

2021

307

14k

2022

272

7.8k

2023

241

3.9k

2024

265

2.3k

2025

130

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchRespiratory viral infections research

Frequently asked questions about The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Is The Lancet Respiratory Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine?

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 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 8.52.

Is The Lancet Respiratory Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.