Journal profile · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Minerva Respiratory Medicine
ISSN 2784-8477 · eISSN 2724-6493 · Edizioni Minerva Medica
Minerva Respiratory Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minerva Respiratory Medicine is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica 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, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, together about 35.2% 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine14.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine11.7%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine9.2%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine5.9%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.6%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine5%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchMedicine4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Q4 | 156/165 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 43 | 2 | 70 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 21 |
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.
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
- Edizioni Minerva Medica
- ISSN
- 2784-8477
- Electronic ISSN
- 2724-6493
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minerva Respiratory Medicine
What CAS zone is Minerva Respiratory Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Minerva Respiratory Medicine 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.
Which databases index Minerva Respiratory Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Minerva Respiratory Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Minerva Respiratory Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Minerva Respiratory Medicine 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: .