American_Journal_of_Respiratory_and_Critical_Care_Medicine

<i>American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine</i>

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Academic journal


The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Thoracic Society. It covers the pathophysiology and treatment of diseases that affect the respiratory system, as well as topics of fundamental importance to the practice of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. It was established in March 1917 as the American Review of Tuberculosis.[1] Since then there have been several title changes. In 1953 a subtitle was added, "A Journal of Pulmonary Diseases." In 1955 the title became the American Review of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases, and in 1959 the American Review of Respiratory Diseases (the final "s" was dropped in 1966).[1] The journal obtained its current title in 1994.[1]

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The journal was established by the National Tuberculosis Association, which became the American Lung Association, and which published the journal from 1917 until 1994 when its medical section, the American Thoracic Society, became the publisher.[2]

Editors

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 24.7, ranking it 2nd out of 36 journals in the category "Critical Care Medicine" and 2nd out of 64 journals in the category "Respiratory System".[14]


References

  1. "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  2. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Library of Congress. LCCN 94641388.
  3. Sznajder, JI (December 15, 2014). "Time to pass the baton". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 190 (12): 1327–8. doi:10.1164/rccm.201411-2085ED. PMID 25496095.
  4. "New AJRCCM Editor-in-Chief: Fernando J. Martinez". Homepage. American Thoracic Society. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  6. "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  7. "Serials cited". Global Health. CABI. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  8. "American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2023.

Further reading

  • Abraham, E (2005). "The AJRCCM in 2005". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1164/rccm.2411001.
  • Angus, D; Ishizaka, A; Matthay, M; Lemaire, F; et al. (March 2005). "Critical care in AJRCCM 2004". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171 (6): 537–44. doi:10.1164/rccm.2412004. PMID 15753483.

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