Journal profile
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
ISSN 2320-8775 · eISSN 2320-9089 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 107 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Kaushik Saha.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 4, Germany 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine11.7%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine7.9%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine7.8%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine6.9%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine6.7%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine6.3%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine6%
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisMedicine5.1%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 50 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 61 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 74 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 72 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 81 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 77 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 81 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 201 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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-NC-SA | |
| 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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2320-8775
- Electronic ISSN
- 2320-9089
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 81–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (4) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .