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href="https://www.bmj.com/company/researchimpactmetrics/?_gl=1*fw33sm*_ga*MTQ5ODI0MTg2LjE2NTMzNzYyMjM.*_ga_EXTSVLH45V*MTY1NjYwMDE5NC42MS4xLjE2NTY2MDE2NjcuNTE.*_fplc*RnJjeHVxbHNBdTFkSThGMmVacnA0aktoZ1BDaGdwRk1vbllQJTJCNXgyUm5WSGFDbldybTNUVXd4bE9UQlhIV1lXVTU2Z2p5QVpoVGRidEdabiUyRmFCNkRhYm1OdlMzR0gwc0pyejlYSHp4NXFtTzAyVHduSjRZT1hJUlptOVZ2ZyUzRCUzRA..">How we get these metrics</a></div><div data-testid="median-number-of-days">*median number of days</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-transparent" data-testid="sections-container-0"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Aims and scope</h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Thorax is one of the world's leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, critical care, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. <em>Thorax</em> seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice. This includes articles concerning basic and translational mechanisms with application to clinical material (cell and molecular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and immunology).</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><i>Thorax</i> is BMJ's flagship respiratory medicine journal and has an open access companion journal, <a href="https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/"><i>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</i></a>. For information about the<i> Thorax </i>editorial team and the joint Editors-in-Chief (Mark Griffiths, Cecilia O'Kane & Jennifer Quint), please refer to the <a href="/pages/editorial-board/">Editorial Board page.</a></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-1"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Plan S compliance</h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><i>Thorax</i> is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Transformative Journals are one of the compliance routes offered by cOAlition S funders, such as Wellcome, WHO and UKRI. Find out more about <a href="https://www.bmj.com/company/openaccess-transformative-journals/">Transformative Journals</a> and <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/open-access/plan-s/">Plan S compliance</a> on our Author Hub.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-2"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Journal information</h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Ownership</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" 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[&_h2]:mt-0">1946</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-4"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Digital Archives</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><a href="https://www.portico.org/">Portico</a>, <a href="https://www.lockss.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LOCKSS</a></div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full 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[&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-6"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Peer review model</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Single anonymised; the names of reviewers are hidden from the author</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-7"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Print ISSN</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">0040-6376</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[25.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[75.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-8"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Online ISSN</strong></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">1468-3296</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-3"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]"><a id="journal_statistics" name="journal_statistics"></a>Journal Statistics 2023</h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Acceptance rate:</strong> 14%</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[33.33%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[33.33%] [&>div:nth-of-type(3)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(3)]:md:w-[33.33%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-1"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Speed</strong> Time to first decision without review (median): 2 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