Journal profile · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Lung India
ISSN 0970-2113 · eISSN 0974-598X · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Lung India: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 60 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 140 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lung India 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, Tracheal and airway disorders and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Editor-in-chief Parvaiz A KoulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine9.6%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine9%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine8.1%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine6.7%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine6.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.9%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine5%
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 83/107
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 663OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 110 | 16 |
| 2025 | 140 | 140 | 118 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | 259 |
| 2023 | 132 | 132 | 393 |
| 2022 | 156 | 156 | 644 |
| 2021 | 162 | 162 | 895 |
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
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 30 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 121 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 86 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 37 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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
- 0970-2113
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-598X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lung India
What CAS zone is Lung India in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lung India 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 Lung India?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Lung India?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 30–105 days); authors report an average review time of about 37 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 Lung India in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Q4 (83/107). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Lung India based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Lung India?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lung India is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Lung India open access, and what is the APC?
Lung India is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .