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Welcome to the World Journal of Respirology

World Journal of Respirology is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of respirology, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Bronchial diseases, ciliary motility disorders, respiratory tract granuloma, laryngeal diseases, lung diseases, nose diseases, pleural diseases, respiration disorders, respiratory center abnormalities, neuromuscular disorders, respiratory hypersensitivity, respiratory system abnormalities, pulmonary vascular diseases, respiratory tract fistula, respiratory tract infections, respiratory tract neoplasms, thoracic diseases, and tracheal diseases. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be peer-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

2025 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, PhD, MD, Professor, (E-mail: yamaguc@sirius.ocn.ne.jp) Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJR is now abstracted and indexed in Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2218-6255 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (128), Duration of Peer Review (29 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (53 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (49 days/Mean), Accepted (53.9%/Mean), Production Time (63 days/Mean), Time to Publication (198 days/Mean), and Rejected (28.1%/Mean).
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