Journal profile · Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pulmonology
ISSN 2531-0437 · Elsevier Espana · PORTUGAL
Pulmonology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.96; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 153 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Pulmonology has ceased to be published by Elsevier and is now published by Taylor & Francis Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pulmonology is published by Elsevier Espana 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, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pulmonology is the official journal of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology (Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia/SPP). The journal publishes 6 issues per year, mainly about respiratory system diseases in adults and clinical research. This work can range from peer-reviewed original articles to review articles, editorials, and opinion articles. The journal is printed in English, and is freely available in its web page as well as in Medline and other databases.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine19%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine10.8%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine6.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.5%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences4.8%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.6%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine4%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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
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
- 4.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 123 | 51 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 161 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 526 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | 733 |
| 2022 | 146 | 146 | 1,096 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | 2,278 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 240 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 33 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| 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
- Elsevier Espana
- Country or region
- PORTUGAL
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2531-0437
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pulmonology
What CAS zone is Pulmonology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pulmonology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 Pulmonology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.96; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Pulmonology?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 69–240 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Pulmonology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pulmonology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pulmonology open access, and what is the APC?
Pulmonology 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .