Journal profile · Respiratory System
European Respiratory Journal
ISSN 0903-1936 · eISSN 1399-3003 · European Respiratory Society · ENGLAND · Monthly
European Respiratory Journal: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 22.96; hybrid open access; median 138 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 384 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Respiratory Journal is published by European Respiratory Society 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, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The ERJ publishes clinical and experimental work relating to all aspects of respiratory medicine, including cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, pathophysiology, thoracic imaging, paediatric pneumology, occupational medicine, intensive care, sleep medicine, thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Respiratory System
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine16.3%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine12.9%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine7.7%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine5.6%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine4.6%
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 |
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 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 |
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
- 22.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 23.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 27.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 216LetPub ·
- h-index
- 360OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,449OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 118LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 32,504 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 275 | 83 | 178 |
| 2025 | 384 | 164 | 2,461 |
| 2024 | 384 | 204 | 6,778 |
| 2023 | 316 | 167 | 7,681 |
| 2022 | 394 | 307 | 13,210 |
| 2021 | 552 | 530 | 24,062 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 85 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 184 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (788 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
Publishes official documents and guidelines produced by ERS task forces Model summary
The most recent official documents and guidelines produced by ERS task forces and published in the European Respiratory Journal
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
- European Respiratory Society
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0903-1936
- Electronic ISSN
- 1399-3003
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Respiratory Journal
What CAS zone is European Respiratory Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Respiratory Journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 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 European Respiratory Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 22.96; CiteScore 27.2, h-index 360.
How long does peer review take at European Respiratory Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 45–184 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 European Respiratory Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Respiratory Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Respiratory Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Respiratory Journal 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: .