Journal profile · Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
European Respiratory Review
ISSN 0905-9180 · eISSN 1600-0617 · European Respiratory Society · United Kingdom
European Respiratory Review: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.71; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 111 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 137 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Respiratory Review 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, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Asthma and respiratory diseases, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Respiratory Review presents state-of-the-art reviews, meeting proceedings, editorials and correspondence on current topical issues in respiratory medicine, science and surgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Editor-in-chief Rory E. MortyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine13.9%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine11.2%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine8.9%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine8.9%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine7.1%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesMedicine3.2%
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 10.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,797 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 119 | 126 |
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | 1,181 |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 2,625 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | 3,349 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 5,760 |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | 5,967 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 80 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (293 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | EUR 3,640 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | EUR 3,465 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 760 / EUR 646 / EUR 380 / EUR 1,395 / EUR 1,186 / EUR 698 / EUR 3,640 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 760
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- correspondenceEuropean Respiratory Review articles are divided into several categories. The specific requirements of each category are laid out below, but some aspects are co…Length not stated
- editorialEuropean Respiratory Review articles are divided into several categories. The specific requirements of each category are laid out below, but some aspects are co…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials 1500 2* 10 Not accepted NoLength not stated
- mini-review articlesMini-review articles 2500 4* 50 Yes Yes, 250 wordsLength not stated
- reviewEuropean Respiratory Review articles are divided into several categories. The specific requirements of each category are laid out below, but some aspects are co…Length not stated
- review articleEuropean Respiratory Review articles are divided into several categories. The specific requirements of each category are laid out below, but some aspects are co…Length not stated
- reviews and series articlesReviews and series articles 5000 5* 200 Yes Yes, 250 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright
Submission of the manuscript implies that if and when it is accepted for publication, all authors will grant to ERS a worldwide and exclusive licence to produce, publish, sell, distribute and make available, and to further sub-licence their article in print, digital and other media formats, including abstracts and supplementary material. This enables ERS to ensure maximum international copyright p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
The European Respiratory Society will publish accepted manuscripts under the terms of one of the following Creative Commons licences, depending upon the option chosen by the author. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (‘CC-BY’) - under this licence, anyone may share, reuse or adapt the manuscript for any commercial or non-commercial purpose, providing they give credit to the original so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review and rebuttals
European Respiratory Review articles are subject to single-anonymised peer review. To find out more about ERS peer review processes and what to do if you disagree with a Chief Editor’s decision, visit our Peer review and rebuttals page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author self-archiving
The European Respiratory Society will publish accepted manuscripts under the terms of the Creative Commons licence chosen by the author at acceptance (or by their institution in the case of an institutional open access arrangement). Authors of ERR articles are entitled to deposit the final published version of their manuscripts in an institutional (or other) repository for public archiving immedia…
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
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0905-9180
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0617
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Respiratory Review
What CAS zone is European Respiratory Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Respiratory Review is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.71; CiteScore 17.5, h-index 137.
How long does peer review take at European Respiratory Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 75–156 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 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 are the manuscript requirements of European Respiratory Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index European Respiratory Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Respiratory Review is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Respiratory Review open access, and what is the APC?
European Respiratory Review is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .