Journal profile
Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
ISSN 2160-6773 · eISSN 2771-5558 · Arizona Thoracic Society · United States
Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care: fully open access; no APC; review about 1 week (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care is published by Arizona Thoracic Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep focuses on human biology and disease, as well as animal and in vitro studies that contribute to the understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of diseases that affect the respiratory system, critically ill patients and sleep disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine11.3%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine7.2%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine4.8%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 995 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 56 |
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)
- about 1 weekLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted8
- case presentationspublishes high-quality original papers, reviews, clinical trials and case presentationsLength not stated
- chest imagingchest imaging and pathologyLength not stated
- clinical trialspublishes high-quality original papers, reviews, clinical trials and case presentationsLength not stated
- correspondenceGeneral: All Correspondence meant for publication should be submitted online to rickrobbins@cox.net (preferred), SWPCC@cox.net or via http://www.SWJPCC.com. Whe…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials and communications to the editorLength not stated
- original paperspublishes high-quality original papers, reviews, clinical trials and case presentationsLength not stated
- original researchfeatures original researchLength not stated
- reviewspublishes high-quality original papers, reviews, clinical trials and case presentationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
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
- Arizona Thoracic Society
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2160-6773
- Electronic ISSN
- 2771-5558
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
How long does peer review take at Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 week. 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.
Is Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .