American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
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450 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 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 and critically ill patients. Papers that are solely or predominantly based in cell and molecular biology are published in the companion journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. The Journal also seeks to publish clinical trials and outstanding review articles on areas of interest in several forms. The State-of-the-Art review is a treatise usually covering a broad field that brings bench research to the bedside. Shorter reviews are published as Critical Care Perspectives or Pulmonary Perspectives. These are generally focused on a more limited area and advance a concerted opinion about care for a specific process. Concise Clinical Reviews provide an evidence-based synthesis of the literature pertaining to topics of fundamental importance to the practice of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Images providing advances or unusual contributions to the field are published as Images in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine and the Sciences.
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CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (acronym: ajrccm, abbr: AM J RESP CRIT CARE, ISSN: 1073-449X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by American Thoracic Society in United States since 1994. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 21.7, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 5.423 (Q1), an H-index of 450.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 199 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,575 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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