Journal profile · Respiratory System
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
ISSN 1069-3424 · eISSN 1098-9048 · Thieme Medical Publishers · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is published by Thieme Medical Publishers 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 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal focuses on new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, laboratory studies, genetic breakthroughs, pathology, clinical features and management as related to such areas as asthma and other lung diseases, critical care management, cystic fibrosis, lung and heart transplantation, pulmonary pathogens, and pleural disease as well as many other related disorders.The journal focuses on new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, laboratory studies, genetic breakthroughs, pathology, clinical features and management as related to such areas as asthma and other lung diseases, critical care management, cystic fibrosis, lung and heart transplantation, pulmonary pathogens, and pleural disease as well as many other related disorders.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Respiratory System
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine9.1%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine8.7%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMedicine4.7%
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine4%
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 | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,463OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 5 | 193 |
| 2025 | 87 | 13 | 219 |
| 2024 | 77 | 15 | 531 |
| 2023 | 81 | 19 | 727 |
| 2022 | 94 | 10 | 1,235 |
| 2021 | 70 | 10 | 1,007 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Thieme Medical Publishers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1069-3424
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-9048
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
What CAS zone is Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Critical Care Medicine / Respiratory System. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 101.
How long does peer review take at Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .