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ERJ Open Research

European Respiratory Society · Switzerland · Est. 1946

ISSN2312-0541eISSN2312-0541

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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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

1.367

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.126

Total Works

3,197

Total Citations

36,985

2yr Mean Citedness

1.95

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Aims & Scope

ERJ Open Research is a fully open access journal published by the European Respiratory Society. It publishes high-quality, original research, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of respiratory medicine. The journal aims to provide a platform for rapid dissemination of important findings to a global audience.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1946

Annual Volume~ 454 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,197

Publisher OrgEuropean Respiratory Society

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

European Respiratory Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2312-0541 / 2312-0541

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

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 diseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesDelphi Technique in ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchTracheal and airway disorders