Journal profile · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
ISSN 1944-6586 · eISSN 1948-8270 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 128 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology is published by Wolters Kluwer Health and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tracheal and airway disorders, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases, together about 50.4% 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 Ali I. MusaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine22%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine17.7%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine10.8%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine7.1%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine4.1%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine3.4%
- Vascular Anomalies and TreatmentsMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
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 Q3 · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM · rank 60/107
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 408OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,539 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 50 | 12 | 96 |
| 2024 | 39 | 7 | 104 |
| 2023 | 57 | 7 | 326 |
| 2022 | 84 | 14 | 461 |
| 2021 | 85 | 9 | 614 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (106 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".
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 1944-6586
- Electronic ISSN
- 1948-8270
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
What CAS zone is Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Respiratory System. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 92–174 days). 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 Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Q3 (60/107). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .