Journal profile · PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
ISSN 2055-1010 · Springer Nature · ENGLAND · Founded 2014
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.73; fully open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 132 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is published by Springer Nature 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 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research, together about 55.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Find out about the journal's aims and scope. Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine24.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine21.6%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine9.4%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine5.3%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine5.1%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences4.6%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine4.2%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine2.1%
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 | Primary Health Care | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 4.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 399OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,213,327Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 746 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 90 | 27 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 271 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 293 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 864 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1,020 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 932 |
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
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (176 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 2,990 / USD 3,490 / GBP 2,690 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,690 / USD 3,190 / GBP 2,390 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 2055-1010
- Society / sponsor
- International Primary Care Respiratory Group
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
What CAS zone is npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Primary Health Care / Respiratory System. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.73; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 90–182 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .