CJ

Canadian Journal Of Respiratory Critical Care And Sleep Medicine

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is an international journal and the official journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society. It focuses on lung health and disease, asthma, COPD, interventional respirology, critical care, sleep disordered breathing, and related areas including imaging, pulmonary function testing, rehabilitation medicine, and environmental and occupational diseases. It publishes peer-reviewed research, educational materials, guidelines, conference abstracts, proceedings, and multiple article categories, and operates a single anonymized peer review policy.

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Subject Respiratory System
Impact Factor 1.1
Quartile Q4
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2474-5332
eISSN 2474-5340
Invitation Only No
Cost Range If authors choose open access, an Article Publishing Charge (APC) may apply; if authors choose not to publish open access, there is no APC.

Submission Instructions

Canadian Journal Of Respiratory Critical Care And Sleep Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Structured abstract must be 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Structured abstract must use the headings Rationale, Objectives, Methods, Measurements and Main Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be ordered as title page including Author Contributions, abstract, keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 3 to 5 keywords and a declaration of interest statement, and the title page must include Author Contributions.
References References may be in any consistent scholarly citation format. All bibliographic entries must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must be provided with captions on individual pages, figures must be included with figure captions as a separate list, and tables must be supplied as editable files.
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Clinical Respiratory Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 2000 words. Manuscript must be ordered as title page including Author Contributions, abstract, keywords, introduction, methods, discussion, recommendations, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 3 to 5 keywords, a statement of the clinical question, a brief review of how the reviewer selected, evaluated, and summarized the available data with commentary on data quality, an overview of available data focused on recent publications, and recommendations for clinical practice and future research.
References References are limited to a maximum of 15 key references. References may be in any consistent scholarly citation format. All bibliographic entries must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Tables with captions on individual pages, followed by figures and then a list of figure captions, must appear in that order in the manuscript.
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State Of The Art Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured. The abstract must be informative and explain the aim of the review and key points.
Manuscript The manuscript must be no more than 5000 words. The manuscript must be ordered as title page including Author Contributions, abstract, keywords, main text, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. The manuscript must include 3 to 5 keywords, a statement of the clinical or research question and why a comprehensive review is timely, core text describing the available data, and recommendations for clinical practice and future research.
References The article may include up to 100 references. References may be in any consistent scholarly citation format. All bibliographic entries must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Tables with captions on individual pages, followed by figures and then figure captions as a list, must appear in the manuscript order. Tables must be interpretable without reference to the text and present new information rather than duplicating the text.
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Image Feature

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript The brief explanation of the case and educational message must not exceed 300 words. Manuscript must be ordered as title page including Author Contributions, abstract, keywords, main text, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 3 to 5 keywords and may include a text box highlighting a differential diagnosis.
References A maximum of 3 references may be included. References may be in any consistent scholarly citation format. All bibliographic entries must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Submission must include 1 to 3 high quality images, each accompanied by a figure caption. Tables with captions must appear on individual pages, followed by figures and then figure captions as a list. Still images must be of sufficient interest to stand alone in the published manuscript.
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Clinical Pathological Conference

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 1500 words. Manuscript must be ordered as title page including Author Contributions, abstract, keywords, main text, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list, and the case must start with one or two objectives or learning points, use a pre-test/post-test format with one or two focused pre- and post-case questions, present a History and Physical Examination, and end with a focus on the teaching points with an optional brief review. Manuscript must include 3 to 5 keywords, a declaration of interest statement, and Author Contributions on the title page.
References References must be fewer than 15. References may be in any consistent scholarly citation format, and every bibliographic entry must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Tables with captions must appear on individual pages followed by figures and then a list of figure captions. Diagnosis or management decisions must be supported by high-quality images from appropriately applied diagnostic or prognostic testing, and test result images must be a key feature of the case.
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Recent Publications

Guidelines in Context: The 2025 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement on the classification of the interstitial pneumonias

Christopher J. Ryerson, Kerri A. Johannson

10.1080/24745332.2026.2636554
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Infection screening before starting immunosuppression in interstitial lung disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement

Veronica Marcoux, Amanda Grant-Orser, Ciaran Scallan, Daniel-Costin Marinescu, Gillian C. Goobie, Stacey D. Lok, Alyson W. Wong, Archie La Rocque, Brett D. Edwards, Boyang Zheng, Charlene D. Fell, Deborah Assayag, Dina Fisher, Greg Peters, Helene Manganas, Jeannie Tom, Jolene H. Fisher, Julie Morisset, Kerri A. Johannson, Martin Kolb, Me-Linh Luong, Nathan Hambly, Rhea A. Varughese, Shane Shapera, Tianyan Chen, Christopher J. Ryerson

10.1080/24745332.2026.2632675
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Climate impact of rescue inhalers for asthma: Can patient empowerment drive prescription change?

Rosemarie Vincent, Sara Elatris, Samia Benabess, Shaainthabie Karthigesu, Isabelle Pitrou, Linda Ofiara, Emily Gibson McDonald, Nicole Ezer

10.1080/24745332.2026.2640921
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Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1 ) at 3-months is a strong predictor of baseline lung allograft dysfunction after double lung transplant

Nour Hanafi, Anastasiia Vasileva, Haruna Kitazawa, Joyce K. Y. Wu, Meghan Aversa, Clodagh Ryan, John Matelski, Chung-Wai Chow

10.1080/24745332.2026.2636555
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The Canadian Thoracic Society/Canadian Sleep Society Guideline on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in children

Joanna E. MacLean, Adetayo Adeleye, Anne Van Dam, Avtar Lal, Tamer Abusido, Darryl J. Adamko, Reshma Amin, Paolo Campisi, Evelyn Constantin, Julie Duncan, Gordon Dyck, Jodi Jones, Ajay Kevat, James Lee, Jenny Shi, Mitchell Zelman, KidsCan YPRAG

10.1080/24745332.2026.2629327
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

9 days average from submission to first decision; 61 days average from submission to first post-review decision; 60 days average from acceptance to online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

The journal is hybrid open access. An APC may apply for open access publication, and there is no APC for non-open-access publication.

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Research Topics

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Asthma and respiratory diseases Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Delphi Technique in Research Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Emergency and Acute Care Studies Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

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