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Top 10 Open Access Respiratory System Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Respiratory System journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

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

Pulmonology

Elsevier BV

JIF 6.4

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.

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Pneumonia

BioMed Central

JIF 6.2

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

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Respiratory Research

BioMed Central

JIF 5

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

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Npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 4.7

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

Primary

Respiratory

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Erj Open Research

European Respiratory Society

JIF 4

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.

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Jto Clinical And Research Reports

Elsevier BV

JIF 3.5

Open

JTO Clinical and Research Reports is the official open access journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. It complements the Journal of Thoracic Oncology by offering a gold open access publication option and particularly publishes Ph...

Identifiers

eISSN 2666-3643

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,000 (excluding taxes)

Publishing Timeline

9 days submission to first decision; 47 days submission to decision after review; 111 days submission to acceptance; 6 days acceptance to online publication

Oncology

Respiratory

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Translational Lung Cancer Research

AME PUBLISHING COMPANY

JIF 3.5

Open

Translational Lung Cancer Research is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and PubMed/PubMed Central, focusing on cutting-edge development on the transition from preclinical to clinical research...

Identifiers

ISSN 2218-6751

eISSN 2226-4477

Publishing Timeline

In-house review: 1-3 weeks; external peer review: 1-3 months; publication ahead of print: within 1 month after acceptance with APC payment received; formal publication: within 1-3 months after acceptance with APC payment received.

Oncology

Respiratory

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Bmj Open Respiratory Research

BMJ

JIF 3.4

Open

BMJ Open Respiratory Research is a peer-reviewed, open access journal from BMJ and the British Thoracic Society publishing papers across respiratory medicine, critical care and sleep medicine. The journal focuses on robustness of methodology and scientific rig...

Identifiers

eISSN 2052-4439

Publication Cost

Article processing charge applies; BTS members receive a 25% discount.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision without review (median): 24 days; time to first decision with review (median): 140 days; time from acceptance to publication (median): 30 days

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Breathe

European Respiratory Society

JIF 3.4

Open

Breathe is a European Respiratory Society journal covering basic, clinical and translational science, practice-based articles, in-depth reviews, guidelines and editorial comment. It lists Imran Sulaiman as Chief Editor, has online ISSN 2073-4735, print ISSN 18...

Identifiers

ISSN 1810-6838

eISSN 2073-4735

Publication Cost

There are no publication fees for articles in Breathe.

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#10

International Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Dove Medical Press

JIF 3.1

Open

International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a journal published on Taylor & Francis Online with current and archived volumes from 2006 to 2026. The journal publishes content including case reports, clinical trial reports, editorials, expe...

Identifiers

ISSN 1178-2005

eISSN 1178-2005

Publication Cost

An Article Publishing Charge (APC) may be required for open access publication. Authors may be able to publish at no cost to themselves or with a reduced APC through institutional or funder agreements, and discounts and waivers may be available for selected countries.

Publishing Timeline

From submission to first decision, from submission to first post-review decision, and from acceptance to online publication are reported as average (median) days.

Respiratory

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