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ATS Scholar

American Thoracic Society · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN2690-7097eISSN2690-7097

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.607

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.934

Total Works

465

Total Citations

2,243

2yr Mean Citedness

0.79

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

ATS Scholar publishes research focused on critical care medicine, pulmonary medicine, and sleep medicine. Articles address fellowship training, procedural education, interprofessional collaboration, and patient care within intensive care units. The journal also features perspectives on medical education, research innovation, and the impact of events like the COVID-19 pandemic on clinicians.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 75 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications465

Publisher OrgAmerican Thoracic Society

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Thoracic Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2690-7097 / 2690-7097

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

2013

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.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2

EducationQ2

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareDiversity and Career in MedicineUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsRespiratory Support and MechanismsMedical Education and AdmissionsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationHospital Admissions and OutcomesClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills