Why the PCRJ is unique
- the ONLY fully-indexed international academic journal specifically devoted to the management of respiratory diseases in primary care
- one of the few fully-indexed primary care journals
- immediate open access to all PCRJ papers via the journal website www.thepcrj.org
- ranked in the top 25-30% of all respiratory peer-reviewed journals indexed on SCOPUS
- regular contributions from the most highly regarded primary, secondary and tertiary care respiratory specialists worldwide
- targeted readership including ALL key opinion leaders in primary care respiratory medicine worldwide
Journal Statistics
| Submitted articles – average time to first decision: |
22 days |
| Submitted articles – average time to final decision: |
34 days |
| Publication – time from editorial acceptance to online publication: |
4-5 weeks |
| Fast-track online publication: |
< 10 days |
| Manuscript acceptance rate: |
currently 25-30% |
| SCImago 2-year citations per document, calculated in the same way as the Thomson’s Impact Factor, (2010): |
1.98 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (2010): |
0.15 |
| ISSN Print: |
1471-4418 |
| ISSN Electronic: |
1475-1534 |
| Journal URL: |
www.thepcrj.org |
| Publisher Name: |
Primary Care Respiratory Society UK |
| Publisher Address: |
Primary Care Respiratory Society UK Publications,
Smithy House, Waterbeck, Lockerbie, DG11 3EY, United Kingdom
www.pcrs-uk.org |
| First Year of Publication: |
1996 |
| Frequency of Issues: |
Quarterly |
| Country of Origin: |
UK |
New journal paper categories
 See the new Guide for Authors
- Editorials – between 800-1000 words with up to 15 references.
- Research papers – maximum of 3000 words (preferably less than 2500), excluding references.
- Clinical reviews – maximum of 3,000 words (excluding references) with sub-headings in the text to highlight the content of different sections.
- Discussion papers on any aspect of primary care respiratory medicine are welcomed. Maximum of 2000 words (excluding references).
- Letters – no more than 800 words with a maximum of five references, one table and/or one figure.
- Case-based learning articles which substantially advance thinking on primary care management are welcomed. No more than 1500 words.
- Correspondence. We welcome correspondence relating to any articles published in the Journal. No more than 600 words with up to 5 references.
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For authors - why you should submit to the PCRJ
- Rapid initial decision within a week on whether or not to send out to peer review
- Average time to first decision 20 days
- Average time to final decision 36 days
- Dedicated Handling Editor for all those papers sent out to review
- Rigorous peer review, aiming to improve the paper
- Online publication ahead of print
- Linked editorials or commentaries for most papers, putting the paper in context and raising its profile
- No author processing charges
- Once accepted - your paper sent out to selected individuals so they can see it in print as soon as possible
- A rapid translation facility and publication of translated papers online
- See the new Guide for Authors
For readers - why you should read the PCRJ
- Free and immediate full text access to ALL papers for readers throughout the world via the website www.thepcrj.org
- Top-tier research, editorials, clinical reviews, commentary, news and discussion
- Regular articles by the leading primary, secondary and tertiary care respiratory specialists in the world
- The only top-tier journal dedicated to primary care respiratory medicine
- Regular Research-into-Practice articles - stay up-to-date for your patients
Handling of paper submissions
The new editors set out their plans for the PCRJ in the first editorial of 2011.
Each submission undergoes an initial thorough assessment in the weekly Editors’ meeting and about 40-50% of submissions are rejected at this stage, typically within a week of submission.
Each paper selected for peer review is then managed by a dedicated Associate/Handling Editor who is responsible for organising international peer-review assessments which are used to inform the final decision.
The overall average time from submission to first decision is currently 18 days, and the average time from submission to final decision 36 days.
International nature of the PCRJ
 The international nature of the PCRJ is reflected in its published papers. Submissions are regularly received from across Europe, North America and Australasia, and increasingly from South America, South Africa and Asia.
It is also reflected in the Journal’s Editorial Board which is made up of many leading primary and secondary care academics and internationally recognised key respiratory opinion leaders from around the world.
As is appropriate for a primary care-focused journal, the PCRJ has a much stronger interdisciplinary basis than many of its competitors, with contributions from, amongst others, the fields of public health, epidemiology, social sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and health policy.
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