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The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN2213-2619

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

6.788

H-Index

251

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

6.837

Total Works

4,042

Total Citations

249,722

2yr Mean Citedness

8.52

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,042

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

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

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