Journal profile · Allergy
Journal of Asthma
ISSN 0277-0903 · eISSN 1532-4303 · Informa Healthcare · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1981
Journal of Asthma: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.73; hybrid open access; median 128 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 192 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Asthma is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Providing an authoritative open forum on asthma and related conditions, Journal of Asthma publishes clinical research around such topics as asthma management, critical and long-term care, preventative measures, environmental counselling, and patient education.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Allergy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine39.2%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine9.2%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine7.2%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine7.1%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences6.8%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine4.3%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions3.5%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine2.1%
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 | Allergy | 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 | Allergy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Allergy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,940OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 180LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 44 | 26 |
| 2025 | 192 | 55 | 267 |
| 2024 | 205 | 39 | 743 |
| 2023 | 151 | 44 | 689 |
| 2022 | 173 | 62 | 1,261 |
| 2021 | 205 | 71 | 2,190 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 201 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (407 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0277-0903
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-4303
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Asthma
What CAS zone is Journal of Asthma in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Asthma is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Allergy / 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 Journal of Asthma?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.73; CiteScore 4, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Asthma?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 97–201 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Journal of Asthma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Asthma is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Asthma open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Asthma 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; 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: .