178 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 0025-7974 | 5,425 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,89,767 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Discover Oncology | 2730-6011 | 2,542 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,16,576 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| European Urology Open Science | 2666-1683 | 1,445 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Veterinary Sciences | 2306-7381 | 1,235 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Thoracic Disease | 2072-1439 | 978 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,83,024 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy | 1572-1000 | 852 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,85,133 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Open Veterinary Journal | 2218-6050 | 672 | 2 | ≈ ₹43,348 to publish | Yes | Yes | Libya |
| BMC Pulmonary Medicine | 1471-2466 | 608 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Particle Therapy | 2331-5180 | 573 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,05,180 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Veterinary Medicine and Science | 2053-1095 | 571 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,92,057 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| ERJ Open Research | 2312-0541 | 548 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,62,704 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | 1749-8090 | 543 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| World Journal of Surgical Oncology | 1477-7819 | 520 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Chinese Medical Journal | 0366-6999 | 518 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Translational Lung Cancer Research | 2218-6751 | 430 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,83,024 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques | 2352-667X | 389 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Respiratory Research | 1465-9921 | 386 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,36,291 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark | 2768-6698 | 380 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,88,986 to publish | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| Respirology Case Reports | 2051-3380 | 366 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,11,009 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Oxford Medical Case Reports | 2053-8855 | 342 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,01,049 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BMC Urology | 1471-2490 | 338 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| JTCVS Techniques | 2666-2507 | 329 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,45,927 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| JTCVS Open | 2666-2736 | 327 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,23,001 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| International Journal of COPD | 1176-9106 | 323 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,16,139 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Journal of Korean Medical Science | 1011-8934 | 316 | 1 | ≈ ₹63,688 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery | 2753-670X | 305 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,17,446 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | 0891-6640 | 300 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine | 2284-2594 | 298 | 2 | ≈ ₹32,650 to publish | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Clinics | 1807-5932 | 284 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,63,759 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Thoracic Cancer | 1759-7706 | 279 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,06,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| SAGE Open Medical Case Reports | 2050-313X | 265 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BMJ Open Respiratory Research | 2052-4439 | 223 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cancer Treatment and Research Communications | 2468-2942 | 210 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,83,206 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Pulmonary Circulation | 2045-8932 | 208 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,44,675 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Respiratory Medicine Case Reports | 2213-0071 | 196 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,48,346 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Einstein (São Paulo) | 1679-4508 | 183 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| PubVet | 1982-1263 | 180 | 3 | ≈ ₹12,977 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| BJUI Compass | 2688-4526 | 176 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,93,802 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| JVS-Vascular Insights | 2949-9127 | 168 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease | 1120-0391 | 155 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Egyptian Journal of Bronchology | 1687-8426 | 150 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Translation The University of Toledo Journal of Medical Sciences | 2469-6706 | 147 | 4 | ≈ ₹4,816 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Open Respiratory Archives | 2659-6636 | 144 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,98,437 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Lung India | 0970-2113 | 140 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| JTO Clinical and Research Reports | 2666-3643 | 139 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| European Respiratory Review | 0905-9180 | 137 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,96,148 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Intensive Care Medicine Experimental | 2197-425X | 137 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Jornal Vascular Brasileiro | 1677-5449 | 134 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia | 1806-3713 | 131 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine | 2544-1361 | 129 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| The Clinical Respiratory Journal | 1752-6981 | 129 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,34,078 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Case Reports in Medicine | 1687-9627 | 123 | 2 | ≈ ₹83,806 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Canadian Journal of Urology | 1195-9479 | 120 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | 0972-0820 | 115 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Yonsei Medical Journal | 0513-5796 | 107 | 1 | ≈ ₹67,430 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease | 1753-4658 | 105 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| CHEST Pulmonary | 2949-7892 | 101 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| International braz j urol | 1677-5538 | 98 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Indian Journal of Urology | 0970-1591 | 91 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| International Journal of Genomics | 2314-436X | 88 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,52,381 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Urology Herald | 2308-6424 | 83 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Urological Surgery | 2148-9580 | 80 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Tuberculosis & respiratory diseases | 0378-0066 | 80 | 1 | ≈ ₹248 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Chinese Clinical Oncology | 2304-3865 | 78 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,58,942 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports | 2055-1169 | 78 | 2 | ≈ ₹67,430 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal | 2563-6499 | 74 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Clinical Medicine Insights Case Reports | 1179-5476 | 72 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Asian journal of urology | 2214-3882 | 70 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| EJVES Vascular Forum | 2666-688X | 70 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,16,739 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine | 2055-1010 | 69 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,25,408 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Oxygen | 2673-9801 | 69 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis | 0422-7638 | 68 | 2 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal | 1993-2979 | 68 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Nepal |
| Thoracic research and practice | 2979-9139 | 68 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Urological Science | 1879-5226 | 65 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations | 2772-6878 | 63 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,50,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Annals of Vascular Diseases | 1881-641X | 62 | 2 | ≈ ₹18,292 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE | 2349-6592 | 62 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Urology Research and Practice | 1300-5804 | 62 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Fisioterapia e Pesquisa | 1809-2950 | 61 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Indian Journal of Critical Care Case Report | 2583-9772 | 61 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Pediatria Polska | 0031-3939 | 61 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Advances in respiratory medicine | 2451-4934 | 60 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,49,922 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | 1731-5530 | 60 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Biological Procedures Online | 1480-9222 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,25,408 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Indian Journal of Respiratory Care | 2277-9019 | 59 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Pulmonology | 2531-0429 | 59 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Urology Video Journal | 2590-0897 | 58 | 3 | ≈ ₹80,916 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Pulmonary Therapy | 2364-1746 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1341-1098 | 55 | 2 | ≈ ₹60,974 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Current Urology | 1661-7649 | 55 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Pediatric Investigation | 2096-3726 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,99,707 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine | 2813-7221 | 53 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology | 1983-0246 | 52 | 3 | ≈ ₹4,816 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| European Clinical Respiratory Journal | 2001-8525 | 52 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,53,344 to publish | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| Journal of Vascular Diseases | 2813-2475 | 52 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Medicina Veterinária (UFRPE) | 1809-4678 | 52 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Respirar | 2953-3414 | 52 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Chronic Respiratory Disease | 1479-9723 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences | 0377-9343 | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
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