About this journal
Aims and scope
The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is an international, peer-reviewed journal of therapeutics and pharmacology focusing on concise rapid reporting of clinical studies and reviews in COPD. Special focus will be given to the pathophysiological processes underlying the disease, intervention programs, patient focused education, and self management protocols. This journal is directed at specialists and healthcare professionals.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 397K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.7 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.9 (2023) 5 year IF
- 5.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.978 (2023) SNIP
- 0.954 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief:
Dr Richard Russell, Respiratory Medicine, Nuffield Dept of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Associate Editors-in-Chief:
Dr Jill Ohar, Wake Forest School of Medicine, North Carolina, United States
Professor Min Zhang, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jioa Tong University School of Medicine, China Mainland (PRC)
Editorial Board:
Dr Ahmad R. Alsayed, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordon
Professor Aladin Boriek, Pulmonary and Critical Care/Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Professor Mario Cazzola, Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Dr Dennis Doherty, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kentucky, United States
Dr Edward Eden, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, United States
Dr Meilan Han, Department of Internal Medicine, University Of Michigan, United States
Dr Hwa Mu Lee, Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical care, University of California at Irvine, United States
Dr Marc Miravitlles, Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain
Professor Brooke Mossman, Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, United States
Professor Ian D. Pavord, Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr Aldo Pezzuto, Cardiovascular-Respiratory Sciences, S Andrea Hospital-Sapienza University, Italy
Professor David B Price, Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore; Optimum Patient Care, Cambridg, Singapore
Professor Jennifer K Quint, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Dr Alejandra Ramirez Venegas, Department of Tobacco Smoking and COPD Research, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico
Professor Paola Rogliani, Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Professor Robert A Stockley, Lung function and Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom
Professor Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Director, 2nd Department of Pulmonary Medicine Director, 2nd Department of Pulmonary Medicine Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece, Adjunct Professor, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstracting and indexing
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
EMBASE (Elsevier)
Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
Pubmed (NLM)
PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Open access
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
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- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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