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Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Annals of the American Thoracic Society publishes original clinical, epidemiological, and health services research related to respiratory, sleep, critical care medicine, and population health, along with commentary, reviews, perspectives, opinions, and case conferences for pulmonary, sleep, and critical care clinicians.

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Subject Respiratory System
Impact Factor 5.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2329-6933
eISSN 2325-6621
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access charge applies for CC licenses; standard license has no license charge. Article charges are $2000 per article for members and $2500 per article for non-members; Research Letters receive a 50% discount.

Submission Instructions

Annals of the American Thoracic Society accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must include a statement that all authors have read the manuscript and approve its submission.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Preferred abstract headings are Rationale, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, or for meta-analyses Background, Objective, Data Sources, Data Extraction, Synthesis, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text must not exceed 3,500 words. Text must use the first-level section headers Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion, and Results and Discussion may not be combined. The manuscript must include 3 to 5 keywords and a statement on the title page declaring whether an AI tool was used and, if so, how it was used.
References References must not exceed 60. References must follow AMA style with a numerical citation system. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text and listed numerically in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures may be included with no limit. Figures and their captions should be embedded in the text in correct numerical order, and at initial submission figures should also be submitted as individual files. Tables must be numbered and cited in chronological order, include a caption or title, and be placed at the end of the main text.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter must be included. The cover letter must include a statement that all authors have read the manuscript and approve its submission.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Text must be 2,000 to 4,000 words. The manuscript title page should include an Author contributions section and a statement declaring whether an AI tool was used and, if so, how it was used.
References References must not exceed 80. References must follow AMA style. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text and listed numerically in the reference list.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 5 figures, tables, or videos may be included. Figures and their captions should be embedded in the text in the correct numerical order, and figures should also be submitted as individual files at initial submission. All tables must be numbered and cited in chronological order in the text, include a caption or title, and be placed at the end of the main text.
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Case Conferences

Cover Letter Cover letter must include a statement that all authors have read the manuscript and approve its submission.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Case Conferences should use short sentences and short paragraphs, use “man” or “woman” instead of “male” or “female,” and should not specify race or ethnicity. The manuscript title page must include an Author contributions section and a statement declaring whether any AI tool was used and, if so, how it was used.
References References must follow AMA style. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text and listed numerically in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Case Conferences may include up to 8 images or data summary tables derived from the patient. Figures and their captions should be embedded in the text in numerical order, and figures should also be submitted as individual files at initial submission. Case Conference images must be submitted as uncompressed TIFF files with a minimum resolution of 300 ppi.
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Research Letter

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must include a statement that all authors have read the manuscript and approve its submission.
Abstract No abstract is required.
Manuscript The text must not exceed 1,000 words. Any wording may be used for the first-level section headers. The title page must include an Author contributions section and an AI use statement declaring whether any AI tool was used and, if so, describing the use.
References References must not exceed 10. References must follow AMA style. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text and listed numerically in the reference list.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 2 figures or tables total may be included. Figures and their captions should be embedded in the text in the correct numerical order, and figures should also be submitted as individual files at initial submission. Figures must be single-paneled rather than multi-paneled.
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Correspondence And Correspondence Reply

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must include a statement that all authors have read the manuscript and approve its submission.
Abstract No abstract is required.
Manuscript Text must not exceed 600 words. Any wording may be used for the first-level section headers. A title page must be included and no keywords are required.
References References must not exceed 6. References must follow AMA style. References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text and listed numerically in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Tables and figures are discouraged. Figures and their captions should be embedded in the text in the correct numerical order, and figures should also be submitted as individual files at initial submission.
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Recent Publications

Improved agreement between in-hospital and time-delimited mortality by including hospice discharges

Anica C Law, Nicholas A Bosch, Yang Song, Archana P Tale, Jason Nelson, Rishi K Wadhera, Amber E Barnato, Allan J Walkey

10.1093/annalsats/aaoag066
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The airway plateau and driving pressures during mechanical ventilation—underutilized and often misunderstood

Neil MacIntyre, Natalie Yip, John Davies, Elias Pratt, Craig Rackley

10.1093/annalsats/aaoag064
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Care coordination as the bridge: closing the gaps in lung cancer screening

Eduardo R Núñez, Matthew Triplette

10.1093/annalsats/aaoag081
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Beyond centralization: what community lung cancer screening workflows could reveal about the components that matter

Lauren E Kearney, Eduardo R Núñez

10.1093/annalsats/aaoag082
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Deciphering obesity hypoventilation syndrome complexity to better predict outcomes

Jean-Louis Pépin, Sébastien Baillieul, Renaud Tamisier

10.1093/annalsats/aaoag083
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Time to first decision: 16 days; 31 days excluding direct rejects; ~6 weeks for manuscripts sent to peer review. Officially accepted articles are posted online within 48 hours and final versions are published within 4 months.

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Is a cover letter required?

Cover letter is required for submissions and should include statements that no part of the research was funded by tobacco industry sources and that all authors have read and approve the submission.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access publishing requires an open access charge. Standard license has no license charge. Article charges are $2000 per article for members and $2500 per article for non-members; Research Letters receive a 50% discount.

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Research Topics

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Asthma and respiratory diseases Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Tracheal and airway disorders Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Air Quality and Health Impacts Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Emergency and Acute Care Studies Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Climate Change and Health Impacts Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

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