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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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.361

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.126

Total Worksi

3,197

Total Citationsi

36,985

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1946

Annual Volume~ 455 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

European Respiratory Society

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2312-0541 / 2312-0541

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

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

Citations received

188

4.1k

2019

430

9.2k

2020

398

6.9k

2021

330

4.5k

2022

374

3.3k

2023

443

2.2k

2024

548

667

2025

277

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

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

Frequently asked questions about ERJ Open Research

Is ERJ Open Research a predatory journal?

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no integrity flags on record for ERJ Open Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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

What is the impact factor of ERJ Open Research?

ERJ Open Research 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 1.95.

Is ERJ Open Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ERJ Open Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.