Journal profile · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
ISSN 0422-7638 · eISSN 2090-9950 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 51 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Editor-in-chief Mohamed AwadPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine13.8%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine9.1%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine7.5%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine6.5%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine5.9%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine5%
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchMedicine4.8%
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 | 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 | 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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM · rank 100/107
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 75%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 2 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 31 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 54 |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | 110 |
| 2022 | 88 | 88 | 122 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 115 |
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
51 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 72 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 230 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 301 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (130 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0422-7638
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-9950
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
What CAS zone is Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
What is the impact factor of Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 51 days (interquartile range 37–72 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
What JCR quartile is Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Q4 (100/107). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .