Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Aims & Scope

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is an international journal publishing research on lung health, including asthma and COPD.

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is the official journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society.

It is the only peer-reviewed Canadian journal to focus on lung health.

Apart from reporting recent studies/trials and various educational materials and guidelines, the journal serves as a means of communication with members of the Canadian Thoracic Society, including the Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, and features regular updates on society initiatives, issues, and successes.

The journal will be of interest to all readers involved with respiratory health/disease management, particularly adult and pediatric respirologists; critical care physicians; sleep medicine specialists; respiratory therapists; respiratory nurses; primary care, internal medicine, and family practice physicians; thoracic surgeons; allergists and immunologists; radiologists; cardiologists; and ear nose and throat specialists.

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine accepts the following types of papers: original articles, image feature, short overview of a key question, clinical respiratory review, state of the art review, clinical pathological conference, case studies and editorials, in addition to manuscripts on history of respiratory medicine in Canada.

The journal publishes the abstracts from the annual Canadian Respiratory Conference and is open to publishing proceedings of annual meetings, specialized symposia or workshops held by any society/organization involved in lung, sleep, and critical care medicine.

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine operates a single blind peer review policy.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16134

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	102

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.316

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline on pharmacotherapy in patients with COPD – 2019 update of evidence

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Jean, Mohit, Paul, Shawn D., Meyer, Marie-France, Anthony, Roger, Alan, François, Don D., Darcy D.

• Pediatric home mechanical ventilation: A Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline executive summary

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Reshma, Ian, David, Robert, Franco, Jackie, Aurore, Cathy, Patrick, Christine, Sherri, Krista, Carina, Theo J., April, Dhenuka, Adam, Sheldon, Surendran, Manisha

• Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement

  Citation: 44

  Authors: J. Mark, Catherine, M. Diane, Francine M., Sharon D., Clare, M. Connie L., Andréanne, Wade, Ron, Anne, Cristina, Roland

• Canadian Thoracic Society 2021 Guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Connie L., Elizabeth Anne, Patrick, Joe, Delanya, Kathleen M., Mark, Clare D.

• 2021 Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline – A focused update on the management of very mild and mild asthma

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Connie L., Elizabeth Anne, Patrick, Joe, Delanya, Kathleen M., Mark, Clare D.

• CTS position statement: Pharmacotherapy in patients with COPD—An update

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Jean, Mohit, Paul, Darcy D., Shawn D., Meyer, Marie-France, Anthony, Roger, Alan, François, Denis E., Don D.

• Applications of oscillometry in clinical research and practice

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Lennart K. A., Salman, Ynuk, Ronald J.

• Evaluation of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Kerri A., Martin, Charlene D., Deborah, Jolene, Andrew, Kaïssa, Margaret M., Andrew G., Jonathon, Hélène, Shikha, Shane, Kazuhiro, Christopher J.

• Home mechanical ventilation for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Karen P., Marta, Mika, Eleni, François, Debra L., Colleen, Basil J., Douglas A.

• Delivering pulmonary rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Gail, Raymond, Marla, Mohit, Jean, Dina, Roger, Donna, Paul, Tania, Didier, Darcy, Sharla-Rae, Erika, Chris, Joshua, Jason, Michael K.

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