Journal profile · Respiratory System
Respiration
ISSN 0025-7931 · eISSN 1423-0356 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1968
Respiration: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.61; hybrid open access; median 111 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Respiration is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 3 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 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Respiration brings together the results of both clinical and experimental investigations on all aspects of the respiratory system in health and disease. Clinical improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of chest and lung diseases are covered, as are the latest findings in physiology, biochemistry, pathology, immunology, and pharmacology. The journal includes classic features such as editorials that accompany original articles in clinical and basic science research, reviews, and letters to the editor. Further sections are: “The Eye Catcher”, “What’s Your Diagnosis?”, “New Insights from Clinical Practice”, and “Guidelines”.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Respiratory System
Editor-in-chief Felix J.F. HerthPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine13.7%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine8.8%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine8.5%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine6.7%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine5.5%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.2%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
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 | Respiratory System | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 102LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,957 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 41 | 24 |
| 2025 | 115 | 54 | 215 |
| 2024 | 116 | 38 | 547 |
| 2023 | 105 | 43 | 658 |
| 2022 | 109 | 55 | 1,499 |
| 2021 | 192 | 94 | 3,184 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (248 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1968
- ISSN
- 0025-7931
- Electronic ISSN
- 1423-0356
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 105, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Respiration
What CAS zone is Respiration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Respiration is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Respiration?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.61; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Respiration?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 72–167 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index Respiration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Respiration is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Respiration open access, and what is the APC?
Respiration 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, 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: .