Thorax : Impact Factor & More
eISSN: 1468-3296pISSN: 0040-6376
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Aims and Scope of Thorax
Thorax is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal specialising in both clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine as well as paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. It was established in 1946 and is published by the BMJ Group on behalf of the British Thoracic Society. The journal is available online by subscription and archived editions of the journal are available free of charge after 1 year. The editors-in-chief are Alan Smyth, Gisli Jenkins and Nicholas Hart. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 
13.3
Impact Factor
10 - 15
SJR
Q1Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
SNIP
2.2
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1946 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Recently Published Papers in Thorax
Visible mould and blood inflammatory phenotypes of asthma in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort.
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Body composition is associated with nintedanib-related diarrhoea: risk stratification in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Unsupervised home spirometry versus supervised clinic spirometry: analysis of longitudinal participant-level data from the CLEAR trial in patients with bronchiectasis.
- 5 Aug 2026
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Minimum important difference for the incremental shuttle walk test in long covid rehabilitation.
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Breathing immunity into in vitro lung models.
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Visible mould and blood inflammatory phenotypes of asthma in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort.
- 7 Aug 2026
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Optimal timing, duration and sequencing of therapy for progressive pulmonary fibrosis: the urgent need to move beyond the 'wait-to-fail' paradigm.
- 7 Aug 2026
- Thorax
Body composition is associated with nintedanib-related diarrhoea: risk stratification in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- 7 Aug 2026
- Thorax
Unsupervised home spirometry versus supervised clinic spirometry: analysis of longitudinal participant-level data from the CLEAR trial in patients with bronchiectasis.
- 5 Aug 2026
- Thorax
Minimum important difference for the incremental shuttle walk test in long covid rehabilitation.
- 5 Aug 2026
- Thorax
Breathing immunity into in vitro lung models.
- 5 Aug 2026
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