Announcing an increased 2008 impact factor of 1.849. Congratulations!
Link into Virtual Issues HERE
Respirology
Official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology.
Edited by:
Gary Y.C. Lee
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 24/40 Respiratory System
Impact Factor: 1.849
Respirology is a journal of international standing, publishing peer-reviewed articles of scientific excellence in clinical and experimental respiratory biology and disease and its related fields of research including thoracic surgery, internal medicine, immunology, intensive and critical care, epidemiology, cell and molecular biology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology. Please contact the Editorial Office before submitting an unsollicited review or editorial.
Average time from submission to first decision is 35 days.
Link into Respirology journal statistics such as number of manuscripts received and acceptance/rejection ratios HERE.
TopNews and Announcements
Respirology in the press
Pioneering Technology Enables Identification and Diagnosis of Vocal Cord Dysfunction in Asthma
27 August 2009
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READ the full article in Early View (articles online in advance of the print copy)
Swimming Aids Asthma Symptoms in Children
20 August 2009
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READ the full article, published in Vol 14, Issue 6
Infectious Diseases Remain a Burden to Healthcare Systems Worldwide
July 17, 2009
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READ the full article free online in Vol 14, Issue 5
New Drug to Curb Smoking Proves Successful
31 March 2009
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READ the full article, published in Vol 14, Issue 3
New Tuberculosis Blood Test is Useful Tool, if Used with Care
26 February 2009
READ the full Editorial, published in Vol 14, Issue 2
Respirology journal studies trends in bushfire air pollutants
15 January 2009
READ the article in full for FREE online
Virtual Issues
Respirology is pleased to announce Virtual Issues: A collection of previously published articles collated for a themed issue online.
FREE ACCESS TO EACH VIRTUAL ISSUE
June 2009: Pleural Diseases
May 2009: Lung Cancer
February 2009: Tuberculosis
September: Tobacco & Health
Features
Early View
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through Early View feature before the print edition of this journal is published.
Access articles here.
Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).
NIH Public Access Mandate
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Conferences
Fourteenth APSR Congress
Optimal Use of Advanced Technology
14 - 18 November 2009
COEX, Seoul, Korea
Visit www.apsr2009.org
TopHighlights
SEPTEMBER 2009 EDITOR'S PICKS
INVITED REVIEW SERIES: PULMONARY FIBROSIS
SERIES EDITORS: MARTIN KOLB AND GERARD COX
Determinants of initiation and progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Robert Matthew KOTTMANN, Christopher M. HOGAN, Richard P. PHIPPS, Patricia J. SIME
INVITED REVIEW SERIES: PULMONARY FIBROSIS
SERIES EDITORS: MARTIN KOLB AND GERARD COX
Diagnosing fibrotic lung disease: When is high-resolution computed tomography sufficient to make a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Shelley L. SCHMIDT, Baskaran SUNDARAM, Kevin R. FLAHERTY
INVITED REVIEW SERIES: COMPLICATIONS IN LUNG PROCEDURES
SERIES EDITORS: PYNG LEE AND NAJIB M RAHMAN
Management of complications from diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy
Pyng LEE, Atul C. MEHTA, Praveen N. MATHUR
REVIEW
The current role of thoracic surgery in tuberculosis management
Alan D.L. SIHOE, Yuji SHIRAISHI, Wing Wai YEW
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Procalcitonin as a prognostic factor in severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Blandine RAMMAERT, Nicolas VERDIER, Béatrice CAVESTRI, Saad NSEIR
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Rolipram attenuates bleomycin A5-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats
Jin Bing PAN, Yu Hong HOU, Guo Jun ZHANG
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Dose-response relationship of inhaled corticosteroids and cataracts: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mark WEATHERALL, Jennifer CLAY, Kate JAMES, Kyle PERRIN, Philippa SHIRTCLIFFE, Richard BEASLEY
TopEndorsements
Official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Adopted as the official English journal of the JRS and preferred journal of the TSANZ and preferred English journal of the TSPCC.
