Journal profile · RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Respirology Case Reports
ISSN 2051-3380 · Wiley · United Kingdom
Respirology Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,130; median 62 days to acceptance (117 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 73% (journal website); 366 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Respirology Case Reports is published by Wiley 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 Tracheal and airway disorders, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Respirology Case Reports (RCR) is an international open access journal publishing original clinical case reports, case series, clinical images, clinical videos and clinical trial protocols in all fields of respiratory medicine. We facilitate the international exchange between clinicians and researchers of experiences in diagnosing and treating uncommon diseases or diseases with unusual presentations. Cases with a strong educational value supported by a solid discussion will also be considered for publication. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed through a streamlined process that aims at providing a rapid turnaround time from submission to publication. Accepted articles are deposited in PubMed Central (now PMC) and immediately freely available to read, download and share. Respirology Case Reports is affiliated with Respirology, the official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR). APSR members (including all en-bloc members) benefit from a reduced publication fee for the publication of case reports, case series, clinical trial protocols and correspondences. For more information on becoming an APSR member, please visit www.apsresp.org. For more information about publication charges and discounts, please click here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Editor-in-chief Keiko Kan-oPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Australia 9, Japan 8, Hong Kong, China 5, Malaysia 3, Indonesia 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine13.1%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine11%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine9.2%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine7.6%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- Vascular Anomalies and TreatmentsMedicine3.7%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine3.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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
Web of SciencePubMedCASPublisher website
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
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 318LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 332Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 323,576Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 326 | 326 | 39 |
| 2025 | 366 | 366 | 224 |
| 2024 | 279 | 279 | 480 |
| 2023 | 203 | 203 | 582 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | 704 |
| 2021 | 203 | 203 | 934 |
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
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 91 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (117 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 80 days
- Sample
- 117 articles with submission and acceptance dates (724 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 73%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,020 / GBP 790 / USD 1,130 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,130 / EUR 1,020 / GBP 790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,100 / GBP 770 / EUR 990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted5
- case reportSelect the appropriate category (case report, case series, clinical image, case video or clinical trial protocol).Length not stated
- case seriesSelect the appropriate category (case report, case series, clinical image, case video or clinical trial protocol).Length not stated
- case videoSelect the appropriate category (case report, case series, clinical image, case video or clinical trial protocol).Length not stated
- clinical imageSelect the appropriate category (case report, case series, clinical image, case video or clinical trial protocol).Length not stated
- clinical trial protocolSelect the appropriate category (case report, case series, clinical image, case video or clinical trial protocol).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Respirology Case Reports requires that all authors disclose any potential or actual conflict of interest (financial or other), or state the absence of such conflict of interest. The corresponding author takes responsibility for the declaration of any conflict of interest and authorship by completing the relevant fields on the manuscript template.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS AGREEMENT AND FEES
All articles published by Respirology Case Reports are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download, and share. To cover the cost of publishing, Respirology Case Reports charges a publication fee. For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page. For more information on becoming an APSR member, please refer to the APSR website (https://apsr.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Deposited into PubMed Central (PMC) and searchable via PubMed. Model summary
All articles are deposited into PubMed Central (PMC), making them searchable via PubMed and the free full text directly available via PubMed Central.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2051-3380
- Society / sponsor
- Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Respirology Case Reports
What CAS zone is Respirology Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Respirology Case Reports 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 Respirology Case Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Respirology Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 117 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 32–91 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 73% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Respirology Case Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Respirology Case Reports based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (9), Japan (8) and Hong Kong, China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Respirology Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Respirology Case Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Respirology Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Respirology Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,130.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .