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The ''American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine'' is a biweekly
peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...
medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...
published by the
American Thoracic Society The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is a nonprofit organization focused on improving care for pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders. It was established in 1905 as the American Sanatorium Association, and ...
. It covers the
pathophysiology Pathophysiology (or physiopathology) is a branch of study, at the intersection of pathology and physiology, concerning disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with a disease or injury. Pathology is ...
and treatment of diseases that affect the
respiratory system The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants. The anatomy and physiology that make this happen varies grea ...
, as well as topics of fundamental importance to the practice of
pulmonary The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in many animals, including humans. In mammals and most other tetrapods, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their function in the respiratory syste ...
, critical care, and
sleep medicine Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge of, and answered many questions a ...
. It was established in March 1917 as the ''American Review of Tuberculosis''. 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). The journal obtained its current title in 1994. The journal was established by the National Tuberculosis Association, which became the
American Lung Association The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. History 1904–1918: Founding The organization was ...
, and which published the journal from 1917 until 1994 when its medical section, the American Thoracic Society, became the publisher.


Editors

The following persons are or have been
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of the journal:


Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2022
impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ...
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".


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External links

* {{Official website, http://www.atsjournals.org/journal/ajrccm Academic journals established in 1917 Pulmonology journals English-language journals Biweekly journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United States