Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
ISSN 1205-9838 · eISSN 2368-6820 · Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists · Canada
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 122 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy is published by Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Delphi Technique in Research, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine19.7%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine12.4%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences7.3%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine6.6%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine4.6%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine4.3%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine4%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 230 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 36 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 56 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 151 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 203 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 180 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC |
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
- Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1205-9838
- Electronic ISSN
- 2368-6820
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Critical Care Medicine / Respiratory System. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 71–178 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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 Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .