Journal profile · Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Thoracic Research and Practice
ISSN 2979-9139 · AVES · Türkiye
Thoracic Research and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thoracic Research and Practice is published by AVES 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 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine13.6%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine7.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.9%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine5.1%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine5.1%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.7%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine4.1%
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
Turkish Thoracic SocietyPublisher 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)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 6 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 79 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 78 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 137 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- letter to the editorOriginal Article 8 Review 1 Letter to the Editor 4Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article 8 Review 1 Letter to the Editor 4Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Article 8 Review 1 Letter to the Editor 4Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Model summary
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
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
- AVES
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2979-9139
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thoracic Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Thoracic Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Thoracic Research and Practice 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 Thoracic Research and Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Thoracic Research and Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Which databases index Thoracic Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thoracic Research and Practice is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Thoracic Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Thoracic Research and Practice 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .