Q1 Respiratory System Journals

Browse Q1 Respiratory System journals and compare the highest impact Respiratory System journals in our database. Each listing includes key details authors often use when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor and quartile data currently available in our journal database.

#1
LR
JIF 32.8
Q1
Closed

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine publishes original research contributions that advocate change in or illuminate clinical practice and informative reviews on respiratory medicine and critical care, alongside editorial and commissioned content. Manuscripts are s...

Identifiers

ISSN 2213-2600

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charge (APC) information is provided via the journal’s open access page.

Publishing Timeline

Fast-track Articles are peer-reviewed within 3–5 days and, if accepted, published within 10 weeks from submission.
#2
ER

European Respiratory Society

JIF 21
Q1
Hybrid

The European Respiratory Journal publishes high quality and impactful papers across the spectrum of respiratory infections. ISSN (online): 1399-3003. ISSN (print): 0903-1936. Impact Factor: 21.2.

Identifiers

ISSN 0903-1936
eISSN 1399-3003

Publication Cost

Standard open access EUR 2665; EUR 2425 for articles submitted before 1 April 2025. CC BY open access option EUR 3640 for eligible funded authors.

Publishing Timeline

Fast-track review within 72 hours and first decision within 1 week of submission for exceptional articles, large randomised controlled trials, or areas of major scientific or public health interest.
#3
JO
JIF 20.8
Q1
Hybrid

Journal of Thoracic Oncology is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and the primary educational and informational publication for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of thoracic malignancies. It emphas...

Identifiers

ISSN 1556-0864
eISSN 1556-1380

Publication Cost

Hybrid journal with open access content; publication cost not specified

Publishing Timeline

4 days from submission to first decision; 5 days from acceptance to online publication
#4
AJ

The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM) is the official publication of the American Thoracic Society. It publishes innovative research, high-quality reviews, clinical trials, guidelines, and statements spanning pulmonary, critic...

Identifiers

ISSN 1073-449X
eISSN 1535-4970

Publication Cost

Submission fees waived

Publishing Timeline

Time to First Decision: ~5 weeks for manuscripts sent out to peer review; Time from Acceptance to Publication: accepted articles posted within 48 hours and print within 4 months
#5
ER

European Respiratory Society

JIF 10.4
Q1
Hybrid

European Respiratory Review is an ERS journal with online and print ISSNs, an impact factor of 10.4, and content currently featuring open access reviews and correspondence in respiratory medicine.

Identifiers

ISSN 0905-9180
eISSN 1600-0617

Publication Cost

All papers are free to read, share and reuse under CC-BY or CC-BY-NC licences.

Publishing Timeline

prompt peer review; article proofs returned within two working days
#6
AD
JIF 9.2
Q1
Hybrid

Archivos de Bronconeumología is an international monthly journal in English covering respiratory medicine, including epidemiology, respiratory physiology, pathophysiology of respiratory diseases, clinical management, thoracic surgery, pediatric lung diseases,...

Identifiers

ISSN 0300-2896
eISSN 1579-2129

Publication Cost

Open access publication requires payment of editorial processing fees; otherwise copyright is transferred to SEPAR.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision: 5 days
#7
Ch

Elsevier BV

JIF 8.6
Q1
Hybrid

CHEST is a monthly journal published by the American College of Chest Physicians covering pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, with a mix of original research, guidelines, reviews, case reports, and online-first content. The journal reports an impact...

Identifiers

ISSN 0012-3692
eISSN 1931-3543

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 4,160 excluding taxes. Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

7 days from submission to first decision
#8
Th
JIF 7.7
Q1
Hybrid

Thorax is an international journal from BMJ and the British Thoracic Society that publishes high impact clinical and experimental research across respiratory medicine and critical care, including paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, surgery, and b...

Identifiers

ISSN 0040-6376
eISSN 1468-3296

Publication Cost

Open access under a Creative Commons licence: 4,370 GBP excluding VAT. No submission or page charges. Authors can also publish at no cost under the subscription model.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision with review: 57 days (median).
#9
Pu

Elsevier BV

JIF 6.4
Q1
Open

Pulmonology is the official journal of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology and publishes clinical and experimental works on respiratory medicine, including original articles, reviews, editorial commentaries, short research, letters to the editor, corresponde...

Identifiers

ISSN 2531-0437
eISSN 2531-0437

Publication Cost

An Article Publishing Charge (APC) may be required for open access publication; reduced APCs, waivers, or no-cost publication may be available through institutional agreements or funders.

Publishing Timeline

Articles are published online as of Acceptance and collected into 1 online volume per year.
#10
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JIF 6.3
Q1
Hybrid

Respirology publishes clinical and clinically relevant experimental research articles, reviews, and opinion papers in all areas of respiratory medicine and related diseases, including asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibros...

Identifiers

ISSN 1323-7799
eISSN 1440-1843

Publication Cost

Hybrid open access option available.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days
#11
Pn

BioMed Central

JIF 6.2
Q1
Open

Pneumonia focuses exclusively on pneumonia at the interface of respiratory medicine and infectious diseases. It publishes original research, case reports, commentaries and reviews on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment and prevention...

Identifiers

ISSN 2200-6133
eISSN 2200-6133

Publication Cost

Article processing charge: £1890.00 GBP / $2590.00 USD / €2190.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 10 days
#12
JO
JIF 6
Q1
Hybrid

The official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society, devoted to promoting research and treatment of cystic fibrosis. It publishes original scientific articles, editorials, case reports, short communications, and other information relevant to cystic fi...

Identifiers

ISSN 1569-1993
eISSN 1873-5010

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 4,510 excluding taxes. Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

5 days to first decision; 48 days to decision after review; 117 days to acceptance
#13
JO

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT), the official publication of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, publishes cutting-edge clinical, basic, and translational science in advanced heart and lung disease, cardiopulmonar...

Identifiers

ISSN 1053-2498
eISSN 1557-3117

Publication Cost

Open access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,830 (excluding taxes). No publication fee for subscription articles.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision: 5 days; submission to decision after review: 36 days; submission to acceptance: 100 days; acceptance to online publication: 7 days.
#14
AO
JIF 5.4
Q1
Hybrid

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 co...

Identifiers

ISSN 2329-6933
eISSN 2325-6621

Publication Cost

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.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision: 16 days; 31 days excluding direct rejects; time to first decision ~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.
#15
AJ
JIF 5.3
Q1
Closed

The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology publishes significant and original observations in respiratory and lung cell biology, with a focus on cellular, biochemical, molecular, developmental, genetic, and immunologic studies in health and...

Identifiers

ISSN 1044-1549
eISSN 1535-4989

Publication Cost

Open access charge applies under an open access license; standard license has no license charge. Article publication fee is $2240 for members and $2800 for non-members; Research Letters receive a 50% discount.

Publishing Timeline

Officially accepted articles are posted online within 48 hours; final versions are published within 3 months; time to first decision is approximately 4 weeks for manuscripts sent to peer review.
#16
RR

BioMed Central

JIF 5
Q1
Open

An open access journal publishing high-quality translational laboratory and clinical research, review and commentary articles across all aspects of respiratory medicine and related diseases.

Identifiers

eISSN 1465-993X

Publication Cost

An article processing charge applies for each article accepted for publication. The current APC is £2790.00 GBP / $3590.00 USD / €3090.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 4 days
#17
NP
JIF 4.7
Q1
Open

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is the official journal of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group and publishes open access research in primary care respiratory medicine.

Identifiers

eISSN 2055-1010

Publication Cost

An article processing charge (APC) applies.

Publishing Timeline

publication is typically within one to two weeks of the corrected proofs being returned
#18
CI
JIF 4.5
Q1
Closed

Clinics in Chest Medicine publishes quarterly state-of-the-art reviews for healthcare professionals in anesthesia, critical care, and respiratory medicine, with issues in March, June, September, and December.

Identifiers

ISSN 0272-5231
eISSN 1557-8216

Publication Cost

Open access fees are available as an option at the time the journal publishing agreement is signed.

Publishing Timeline

Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December.
#19
JO
Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

JIF 4.4
Q1
Hybrid

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery presents original, peer-reviewed articles on diseases of the heart, great vessels, lungs, and thorax with emphasis on surgical interventions, focusing on techniques and developments in acquired cardiac surgery...

Identifiers

ISSN 0022-5223
eISSN 1097-685X

Publication Cost

An open access publication fee (article processing charge) is payable for articles published as open access; APCs for JTCVS Open and JTCVS Techniques are listed externally.

Publishing Timeline

Articles transferred to partner journals can be published online in 2-3 weeks after acceptance and preparation.
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#20
EO

European Respiratory Society

JIF 4
Q1
Open

ERJ Open Research is an open access journal in respiratory medicine published by the European Respiratory Society, with ISSN 2312-0541 and an impact factor of 4.0.

Identifiers

eISSN 2312-0541

Publication Cost

Article publication charges apply; standard fees vary by article type, submission date, and author affiliation, with some eligible institutions and countries publishing at no extra charge.

Publishing Timeline

Published articles appear with publication dates and early view articles are available online before issue assignment.
#21
PR
JIF 4
Q1
Hybrid

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews publishes peer reviewed editorials and educational reviews on topics relevant to paediatric respiratory medicine, with a particular emphasis on best practice for primary care physicians and paediatricians. The journal is aimed at...

Identifiers

ISSN 1526-0542
eISSN 1526-0550

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 4,800 excluding taxes. Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

5 days to first decision, 33 days to decision after review, 1 day to acceptance, 5 days to online publication
#22
AO
Annals Of Thoracic Surgery

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JIF 3.9
Q1
Hybrid

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery is the official journal of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. It is a leading monthly, clinically oriented journal that promotes scholarship in cardiothoracic surgery patient care, cl...

Identifiers

ISSN 0003-4975
eISSN 1552-6259

Publication Cost

Open access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,980 (excluding taxes); no publication fee for subscription articles

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision: 17 days; submission to decision after review: 43 days; submission to acceptance: 88 days
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#23
Lu

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 3.9
Q1
Hybrid

Lung is a journal dedicated to all aspects of pulmonary medicine, including healthy and diseased lungs, airways, and breathing. It offers an interdisciplinary forum for new ideas and current research in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and welcomes clinic...

Identifiers

ISSN 0341-2040
eISSN 1432-1750

Publication Cost

Open Choice article processing charges vary by journal; publication of color illustrations is free of charge.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 1 day
#24
Re

Karger Publishers

JIF 3.8
Q1
Closed

International Journal of Thoracic Medicine. Covers clinical and experimental investigations on all aspects of the respiratory system in health and disease, including diagnosis and treatment of chest and lung diseases, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, immun...

Identifiers

ISSN 0025-7931
eISSN 1423-0356

Publication Cost

No charge up to 25000 character count equivalent; each started increment of 5000 characters above this is charged at CHF 495.00 / USD 590.00 / EUR 540.00. Author's Choice Open Access is CHF 3,600.00 / USD 4,190.00 / EUR 3,790.00.

Publishing Timeline

Accepted papers are published online in the unedited original manuscript version within a few days of acceptance.
#25
AJ

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology publishes research on lung physiology, cellular and molecular mechanisms, and respiratory disease. The journal includes research articles, reviews, editorials, editorial focus content, and a...

Identifiers

ISSN 1040-0605
eISSN 1522-1504

Publishing Timeline

Avg. time to first decision: 44 days; avg. time to ahead-of-print publication: 14.6 days; avg. time to final publication: 2.1 months
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