Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy (CJRT) is a peer reviewed, open access journal, owned by the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT).

We strive to publish manuscripts that describe effective interventions that increase access to and quality of clinical respiratory health interventions, including the organization and delivery of care in hospitals, the community, and throughout the continuum of care by health care providers.

Our goal is to generate evidence and discussion to support more effective and equitable access to respiratory therapy and care for patients in Canada and around the world.

While many of our contributors are respiratory therapists, we welcome submissions from all related health professionals and researchers.

Metrics & Ranking

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 Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Health Professions and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• High-frequency oscillatory ventilation: A narrative review

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Morgan, Nathan, Arzu

• Basic spirometry testing and interpretation for the primary care provider

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Jeffrey

• Fluid management in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A narrative review

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Jean, Houssein, Kellie, Gary

• Obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with fibrotic diffuse parenchymal lung disease—characterization and treatment compliance assessment

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ana Verónica, Nuno, Inês, Vanessa, José Miguel, Natália, Patrícia, António, Marta

• The roles, they are a changing: Respiratory Therapists as part of the multidisciplinary, community, primary health care team

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Tracey, Emily

• Considerations for chest clearance and cough augmentation in severe bulbar dysfunction: a case study

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Jodi Elizabeth, Ellen Louise

• Whole-lung lavage for severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis assisted by veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case report

  Citation: 7

  Authors: João, Sofia, Cláudia, António, Roberto, Carlos

• The effect of an e-learning module on health sciences students’ venipuncture skill development

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tamas, Julie, Lorie, Dugg, Helen, Julia, Elizabeth

• A pilot study to assess short-term physiologic outcomes of transitioning infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia from ICU to two subacute ventilators

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Robert, Dave, Jonathan, Justin, Jonathan, Edward

• The Use of High Frequency Percussive Ventilation (HFPV) in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients Significantly Improves Gas Exchange without Impairment of Hemodynamics

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Charles, Iosif, Felix, Emma, Adebayo, Nancy, Anthony, Paris, Kaki, Justin, Brent