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| American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | |
|---|---|
| Title | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |
| Abbreviation | Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. |
| Discipline | Pulmonology; Critical care medicine |
| Publisher | American Thoracic Society |
| Country | United States |
| History | 1917–present |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
| Impact | 24.1 |
| Impact-year | 2023 |
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is a peer‑reviewed medical journal publishing research in pulmonology and critical care medicine with emphasis on clinical and translational studies. It serves clinicians and investigators associated with institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Massachusetts General Hospital, and is affiliated with professional societies including the American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, and American College of Chest Physicians. The journal appears alongside other major periodicals like The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, JAMA, and BMJ in guiding practice and policy within respiratory and critical care communities.
The journal traces its origins to early 20th‑century respiratory publications and organizational efforts by figures connected to American Thoracic Society and predecessors active during the eras of World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic, and interwar public health reforms led by institutions such as Rockefeller Foundation and U.S. Public Health Service. Over decades it absorbed editorial traditions from specialty titles tied to Royal Brompton Hospital collaborations and shifted formats during landmark events including the polio epidemics, the rise of intensive care units influenced by clinicians at Guy's Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, and the emergence of modern mechanical ventilation practice shaped by teams at St Thomas' Hospital and Papworth Hospital. Editors have included leaders from Harvard Medical School, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Stanford University School of Medicine, reflecting evolving priorities after crises like the SARS outbreak and the COVID‑19 pandemic.
The journal covers clinical trials, observational cohorts, mechanistic studies, and guidelines addressing conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and complications of cardiothoracic surgery. It publishes consensus statements involving bodies like World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and guideline panels convened by European Society of Cardiology or American Heart Association when cardiopulmonary intersection is relevant. Content types include original research, systematic reviews, meta‑analyses, clinical practice guidelines, and perspectives from investigators affiliated with University of California, San Francisco, University of Toronto, Karolinska Institutet, and Imperial College London.
The journal is indexed in major databases and bibliographic services managed by organizations such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase. Citation metrics are reported by providers including Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier; bibliometric analyses often compare it with Chest (journal), Thorax (journal), European Respiratory Journal, and specialty outlets published by Wiley‑Blackwell and Oxford University Press. It appears in institutional repositories at National Institutes of Health and is tracked by initiatives like CrossRef and ORCID for author identification.
The journal's impact factor and citation footprint place it among leading outlets referenced in guidelines by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and position statements from American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society. Influential reporting has shaped practice at centers such as Barnes‑Jewish Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and informed policy responses by agencies like Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Food and Drug Administration. Reception in the clinical community is reflected in debates in forums hosted by World Health Organization and academic conferences such as the annual meetings of American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society.
Editorial leadership derives from an editor‑in‑chief supported by deputy editors, associate editors, section editors, and an editorial board drawn from investigators at institutions including Yale School of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and University of Michigan. Peer review is single‑ or double‑blinded depending on article type, managed through manuscript platforms used by publishers like John Wiley & Sons and Elsevier; ethical oversight references standards from Committee on Publication Ethics and clinical trial registries such as ClinicalTrials.gov. Conflicts of interest and data‑sharing policies align with recommendations from organizations including International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Published on a weekly schedule by the American Thoracic Society, the journal offers hybrid open‑access options and subscribership models compatible with university libraries at Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Melbourne, and national libraries such as the Library of Congress. Digital distribution leverages platforms used by publishers like HighWire Press and is discoverable via academic indexes at Google Scholar and JSTOR for archival content. The journal coordinates embargo and press strategies with media outlets including The New York Times, BBC, CNN, and specialty news services to highlight major clinical advances.
Seminal publications include randomized trials and pathophysiology studies that influenced standards of care for acute respiratory distress syndrome and mechanical ventilation strategies developed at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute‑supported centers, multicenter trials involving investigators from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Mayo Clinic, and translational science linking molecular discoveries from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Scripps Research to clinical practice. Landmark guidelines and consensus documents published in the journal have been cited by committees at World Health Organization and European Medicines Agency and have driven clinical protocols at institutions like Johns Hopkins Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Category:Medical journals Category:Pulmonology journals Category:Critical care medicine journals