Journal profile · Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
ISSN 1546-3222 · eISSN 2325-6621 · American Thoracic Society · United States
Annals of the American Thoracic Society: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.78; hybrid open access; median 162 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); 165 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of the American Thoracic Society is published by American Thoracic Society and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As an official international online journal of the American Thoracic Society, the Annals of the American Thoracic Society (AnnalsATS), formerly PATS, delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverage of adult and pediatric pulmonary and respiratory sleep medicine and adult medical critical care. The scope of the journal encompasses content that is applicable to clinical practice, the formative and continuing education of clinical specialists, and the advancement of public health.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Editor-in-chief Christopher GossPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine18.6%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine13.3%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine10.3%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine9.1%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine5.9%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine3.1%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 5.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 734OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 265 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (754 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Curious about open access publishing? Learn more about OA at OUP
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Thoracic Society
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1546-3222
- Print ISSN
- 2329-6933
- Electronic ISSN
- 2325-6621
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of the American Thoracic Society
What CAS zone is Annals of the American Thoracic Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of the American Thoracic Society is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Respiratory System; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of the American Thoracic Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.78; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 140.
How long does peer review take at Annals of the American Thoracic Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 103–208 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Annals of the American Thoracic Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of the American Thoracic Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of the American Thoracic Society open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of the American Thoracic Society is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .