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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine journals by time to acceptance (2025)

125 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026

Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.

2025 figures only
Open access
Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia19 (10–31)8556≈$323Open access2.01
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine21 (6–112)15558≈$7,280—0.0
Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis24 (19–33)9953——0.0
Respirology Case Reports40 (21–67)35714$1,130Open access (DOAJ)0.0
International braz j urol43 (14–74)55—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Seminars in Radiation Oncology46 (13–62)51—≈$3,330—0.0
Actas Urológicas Españolas (English Edition)47 (35–64)10370≈$2,760—0.0
Cancer/Radiothérapie48 (27–73)113125≈$2,190—0.0
Advances in respiratory medicine51 (39–61)625≈$1,589Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Archivos de Bronconeumología54 (17–94)1658≈$3,290—2.07
Pulmonary Therapy54 (42–64)5026$7,675Open access (DOAJ)—
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine55 (7–158)238——Hybrid0.0
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy56 (40–76)3891$2,960Open access (DOAJ)0.45
Journal of Vascular Surgery60 (42–84)4648≈$4,010—0.0
Lung India62 (29–110)158132No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
JTCVS Techniques63 (43–92)31617$2,553Open access (DOAJ)0.0
BJUI Compass64 (33–102)15835$3,050Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Clinical & Translational Oncology65 (39–106)34924≈$4,690—0.0
Lung65 (43–92)7517≈$4,290—0.0
Open Respiratory Archives66 (50–102)6015$2,060Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Urology67 (46–98)4246≈$3,200—0.44
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery68 (22–186)4646≈$4,000Hybrid0.0
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques69 (51–92)3587$2,000Open access (DOAJ)0.0
European Urology69 (20–125)16519≈$5,250—0.0
Annals of Vascular Surgery71 (45–110)49614≈$3,560—0.41
DEN Open72 (50–102)21313$2,750Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Oncology and Therapy72 (51–118)7625$7,675Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology73 (42–107)217—≈$3,604—0.0
Clinical Nuclear Medicine74 (54–96)58642—Hybrid0.0
European Urology Oncology74 (42–111)19227≈$3,790Hybrid0.0
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery75 (49–110)11916≈$2,490—0.0
CVIR Endovascular75 (49–94)11325$2,690Open access (DOAJ)0.0
European Urology Focus76 (44–114)18416≈$3,800—0.0
Clinical Genitourinary Cancer77 (52–123)1905≈$3,530Hybrid0.0
Case Reports in Oncology78 (56–114)21018$1,200Open access (DOAJ)1.82
Urolithiasis79 (49–120)17015≈$3,990—0.0
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology79 (61–96)802≈$3,450Hybrid2.02
Surgical Case Reports80 (56–112)38523≈$613Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Thoracic Cancer81 (51–107)212—$3,180Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology82 (56–119)1702$2,530Open access (DOAJ)0.0
The French Journal of Urology82 (31–138)964≈$1,910—0.0
ERJ Open Research83 (55–113)370200≈$1,725Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Surgery Today83 (54–113)23941≈$3,790—0.0
Lung Cancer85 (52–132)3292≈$3,390—0.0
IJU Case Reports85 (62–110)13813$1,450Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Translational Lung Cancer Research86 (60–111)37957—Open access0.0
Journal of Thoracic Oncology88 (55–128)1047≈$4,100—0.0
Journal of Thoracic Disease89 (64–121)95168$1,900Open access (DOAJ)0.0
World Journal of Urology91 (60–135)62015≈$4,390—0.45
International Journal of Clinical Oncology92 (61–131)25017≈$4,590—0.0
Digestive Endoscopy92 (54–141)14416≈$3,780—0.0
Gastric Cancer92 (67–128)11620≈$3,590Hybrid0.0
Korean journal of urology92 (57–137)73—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Annals of Vascular Diseases94 (71–120)5719≈$194Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Breathe95 (69–132)9484—Open access0.0
AME Case Reports97 (77–132)17884—Open access0.0
Clinical Medicine Insights Case Reports97 (61–162)7627$2,650Open access (DOAJ)0.0
ESMO Open98 (65–133)32337$4,310Open access (DOAJ)0.0
The Prostate98 (68–132)15911≈$4,600—0.0
Annals of Translational Medicine99 (76–123)5062—Open access1.94
International Journal of Urology100 (66–133)22412≈$3,570—1.05
Respiratory Investigation101 (66–131)2039≈$3,000—0.0
Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery105 (59–144)300—≈$2,305Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Canadian Journal of Urology105 (84–137)119128—Open access0.0
Urologia Internationalis105 (70–156)9116——1.62
JTCVS Open106 (71–157)29419$2,315Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy106 (68–153)2657≈$3,450—0.0
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery106 (72–146)21210≈$4,500—0.0
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal108 (61–145)52———0.0
Translational Cancer Research109 (79–135)62565—Open access1.37
Respiration109 (73–152)11724—Hybrid1.9
VideoGIE110 (80–144)1269$1,000Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Neonatology110 (72–139)8014—Hybrid0.0
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie111 (78–146)10934≈$4,390—0.0
Molecular and Clinical Oncology111 (90–148)10231—Open access0.0
Chinese Clinical Oncology111 (84–139)80——Open access0.0
Tuberculosis & respiratory diseases111 (73–152)782≈$3Open access (DOAJ)0.0
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine111 (85–161)6119$3,490Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports113 (82–147)1962$1,540Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Clinical Lung Cancer113 (81–145)1714≈$3,200Hybrid0.0
JTO Clinical and Research Reports113 (83–157)1137$2,000Open access (DOAJ)0.0
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery114 (83–151)391—≈$3,699Hybrid0.0
Respiratory Medicine117 (82–178)5401≈$3,630Hybrid0.0
EJVES Vascular Forum117 (78–152)616$2,250Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Respiratory Research118 (88–164)37417$3,590Open access (DOAJ)0.59
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology118 (93–151)27138$2,800Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Brachytherapy118 (79–169)11745≈$3,000—0.0
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology120 (88–168)5460——0.0
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations121 (85–158)25929≈$3,440Hybrid0.0
BMC Pulmonary Medicine122 (85–195)60822$3,190Open access (DOAJ)2.67
Interventional Radiology122 (95–168)5784—Open access—
Pulmonary Circulation123 (75–171)15513$2,540Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis125 (87–161)15111≈$4,370Hybrid0.0
European Respiratory Review125 (101–172)12279≈$4,200Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Annals of the American Thoracic Society125 (72–175)117——Hybrid0.0
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology127 (93–201)7213≈$4,730—0.0
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery128 (13–173)34821≈$3,200—0.0
BMC Urology130 (91–176)33721$3,090Open access (DOAJ)0.83
Respirology130 (18–183)13321≈$4,330—0.0
Cancer Treatment and Research Communications131 (80–205)2152$2,940Open access (DOAJ)2.79
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases131 (92–165)9715≈$5,190—0.0
Journal of Perinatology134 (93–193)33614≈$4,790—0.68
CHEST Journal134 (92–177)33516≈$4,160—0.0
International Journal of COPD134 (107–161)32615$4,320Open access (DOAJ)2.28
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology135 (103–173)19624≈$4,490—0.0
Radiation Oncology135 (87–211)19317$3,290Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro135 (93–224)64103No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal137 (85–180)76208——0.0
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease137 (87–169)5947No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Clinical Medicine Insights Oncology138 (120–169)6440$2,650Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Endoscopy International Open141 (97–192)18443$3,200Open access (DOAJ)0.0
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology146 (70–206)109——Hybrid0.0
Clinical Oncology147 (98–218)1163≈$3,200Hybrid0.0
Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology149 (112–201)1974$2,080Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Advances in Radiation Oncology151 (107–208)21212$2,500Open access (DOAJ)0.0
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics152 (115–200)40014≈$4,130Hybrid0.0
Pediatric Pulmonology154 (104–207)433—≈$4,740—0.0
European Respiratory Journal154 (120–204)120131—Hybrid0.0
Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan156 (104–244)357——Open access0.0
Angiology and vascular surgery161 (102–253)63———0.0
Thorax169 (119–243)163149—Hybrid0.0
Respiratory Medicine and Research183 (134–235)735≈$1,670Hybrid0.0
The Clinical Respiratory Journal206 (132–389)94—$2,430Open access (DOAJ)1.78
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery207 (158–255)45925$2,990Open access (DOAJ)0.89
BMJ Open Respiratory Research234 (162–316)21729≈$3,223Open access (DOAJ)0.0

Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (OpenAlex).

Latest available year: 2024

7 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2024 figures only
Open access
Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery60 (33–112)5484No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Editor-in-Chief s Voice List of Authors is an Important Element in a Scientific Publication76 (16–122)8074——0.0
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology94 (76–129)5433——0.0
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires114 (49–211)6036≈$3,000—0.0
Asian journal of urology116 (82–163)5880No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Sarcoidosis vasculitis and diffuse lung diseases145 (80–243)59148—Open access0.0
Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics171 (112–258)135150—Open access0.56

Latest available year: 2023

5 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2023 figures only
Open access
Seminars in Vascular Surgery62 (47–73)545≈$3,760—0.0
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery69 (25–123)8070——1.88
Research and Reports in Urology80 (59–101)6012$3,940Open access (DOAJ)0.0
American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Urology92 (61–148)5540——0.0
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases141 (107–176)9081≈$2,290—0.0

Latest available year: 2022

6 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2022 figures only
Open access
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2 (1–6)859≈$3,610—0.0
Current Urology70 (51–110)75137No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery84 (42–124)231———1.57
Pulmonology86 (35–141)6344No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia114 (64–146)5290No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Canadian Respiratory Journal135 (101–188)6624$2,620Open access (DOAJ)0.0

Latest available year: 2021

5 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2021 figures only
Open access
Acta medica Lituanica55 (39–94)50—No fee (DOAJ)Open access (DOAJ)—
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology77 (50–113)123124≈$37Open access (DOAJ)0.0
British Journal of Urology111 (74–173)7527≈$4,770—0.0
Therapeutic Advances in Urology117 (76–158)5034$2,650Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics145 (98–209)644≈$3,730—0.0

Latest available year: 2020

2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2020 figures only
Open access
Annals of Thoracic Medicine41 (9–66)50—≈$333Open access (DOAJ)—
˜La œMedicina del lavoro84 (37–129)5262—Open access0.0

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Which Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?

Among 125 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 19 days (Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia). The middle journal's median was 105 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.

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From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.