Journal profile · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA
ISSN 0300-2896 · eISSN 1579-2129 · Ediciones Doyma, S.L. · SPAIN
ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.37; fully open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 88 days to acceptance (124 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 250 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA is published by Ediciones Doyma, S.L. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Tracheal and airway disorders and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archivos de Bronconeumologia is an international journal that publishes original studies whose content is based upon results of research initiatives dealing with several aspects of respiratory medicine including epidemiology, respiratory physiology, pathophysiology of respiratory diseases, clinical management, thoracic surgery, pediatric lung diseases, respiratory critical care, respiratory allergy and translational research. Other types of articles such as editorials, reviews, and different types of letters are also published in the journal. Additionally, the journal expresses the voice of the following scientific societies: the Spanish Respiratory Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR; https://www.separ.es/), the Latin American Thoracic Society (ALAT; https://alatorax.org/), and the Iberian American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AIACT; http://www.aiatorax.com/).It is a monthly journal in which all manuscripts are sent to peer-review and handled by the editor or an associate editor from the team and the final decision is made on the basis of the comments from the expert reviewers and the editors. The journal is published solely in English. All the published data is composed of novel manuscripts not previously published in any other journal and not being in consideration for publication in any other journal.The journal is indexed at Science Citation Index Expanded, Medline/Pubmed, Embase and SCOPUS. Access to any published article is possible through the journal’s web page as well as from Pubmed, ScienceDirect, and other international databases. Furthermore, the journal is also present in X, Facebook and Linkedin. Manuscripts can be submitted electronically using the following web site: https://www.editorialmanager.com/ARBR/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Editor-in-chief José Luis López-CamposPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 107, United States 7, Brazil 4, United Kingdom 2, Norway 2 (130 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine13.7%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine7.8%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine7.8%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine7.7%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine7.1%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.7%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine6.5%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
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
- 8.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,357OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,508 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 53 | 48 |
| 2025 | 250 | 47 | 337 |
| 2024 | 293 | 90 | 927 |
| 2023 | 218 | 58 | 1,245 |
| 2022 | 271 | 70 | 1,459 |
| 2021 | 556 | 111 | 2,852 |
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 PubMed · to
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (124 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 124 articles with submission and acceptance dates (476 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 3,080 / GBP 2,630 / JPY 408,060 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 0300-2896
- Electronic ISSN
- 1579-2129
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA
What CAS zone is ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Respiratory System. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.37; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA?
Based on the dates recorded on 124 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 41–127 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA based?
Of the 130 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (107), United States (7) and Brazil (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .