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Journal decision profile

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Medicine

American Thoracic SocietyUnited StatespISSN 1073-449XeISSN 1535-4970

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0.62026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

—median speedinsufficient public data

$—publishing cost*verify with journal

Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

0.6

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 6.96.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

Not available

Insufficient public received and accepted dates.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

VERIFY

Not available

No reliable journal-level APC is cached. Cost is excluded from scoring.

At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

Always visible

Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

0.62026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#5 / 1,867LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

27.7%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

0.89MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

—NOT AVAILABLE

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

638 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share27.7%

708 of 2,552 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share5.3%

136 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI0.89×

Below field-year expectation

Source output rank#5

of 1,867 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.89, so its typical recent paper runs about 11% below its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

27.7% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

There are not enough complete public received and accepted dates to show a reliable median. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

6482016

8802017

7642018

6712019

8972020

5932021

7182022

5942023

6472024

74752025

Recent work-type mix

2,552 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article86.8%

Letter7.8%

Editorial2.8%

Erratum2.2%

Review0.3%

Paratext0.1%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveCOVID-19AsthmaIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisRespiratory Distress SyndromeHypertension, PulmonarySleep Apnea, ObstructiveLung Diseases, InterstitialLung

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms274

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research264

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis208

Asthma and respiratory diseases123

Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments113

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research102

Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances95

Air Quality and Health Impacts71

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies58

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research57

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 2,552 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.