Journal profile · Respiratory System
CHEST
ISSN 0012-3692 · eISSN 1931-3543 · American College of Chest Physicians · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1970
CHEST: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.38; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,160; median 121 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 15%; 4,682 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CHEST is published by American College of Chest Physicians and is in Zone 1 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, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Publication of the American College of Chest Physicians.CHEST® is committed to advancing the care of patients served by multidisciplinary clinicians across pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine through the publication of clinical research relevant to today's challenges and reflecting advances on the horizon. To provide context in a fast-changing landscape, CHEST also incorporates review articles, offers commentaries, and fosters debate on emerging controversies. CHEST applies strict peer review standards to ensure the scientific rigor and publishes all content online within two weeks of acceptance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Respiratory System
Editor-in-chief Peter J. MazzonePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 0%); most named United States 162, Canada 18, United Kingdom 10, Australia 5, France 3 (212 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine10.2%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine8.2%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine7%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine6.7%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine6%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine6%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 9.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 267LetPub ·
- h-index
- 410OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24,761OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 267LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 85,405 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 539 | 256 | 156 |
| 2025 | 4,682 | 1,074 | 1,647 |
| 2024 | 4,308 | 2,468 | 5,215 |
| 2023 | 4,743 | 4,011 | 7,820 |
| 2022 | 3,359 | 1,285 | 9,818 |
| 2021 | 3,039 | 2,295 | 20,315 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,331 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 15%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 80 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,160 / EUR 3,890 / GBP 3,330 / JPY 515,960 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,160 | — | — |
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
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 4,160 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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 College of Chest Physicians
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0012-3692
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-3543
- Society / sponsor
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CHEST
What CAS zone is CHEST in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CHEST is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Respiratory System / Critical Care Medicine; 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 CHEST?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.38; CiteScore 11.2, h-index 410.
How long does peer review take at CHEST?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 75–168 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 15%”. 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 CHEST based?
Of the 212 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 0%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (162), Canada (18) and United Kingdom (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CHEST?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CHEST is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CHEST open access, and what is the APC?
CHEST is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,160.
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: .