Journal profile · Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
ISSN 2049-6958 · BioMed Central · Italy · Founded 2010
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 67 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine is published by BioMed Central 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, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine is the official journal of the Italian Respiratory Society - Società Italiana di Pneumologia (IRS/SIP). The journal publishes on all aspects of respiratory medicine and related fields, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary and translational research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Editor-in-chief Pierachille SantusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 3, United States 2 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine18.5%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine12.3%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine8.9%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine7.1%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine5.9%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine4.5%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences4.4%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine3.8%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, Portico
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 383OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,172 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 34 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 74 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 80 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 269 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 445 |
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
67 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (68 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 1,250 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,145 / EUR 1,745 / GBP 1,370 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,250 | Yes | — |
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 2049-6958
- Print ISSN
- 1828-695X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
What CAS zone is Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Multidisciplinary 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.
What is the impact factor of Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 67 days (interquartile range 46–104 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 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: .