Draft:The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles

The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, open access medical journal covering all aspects of clinical medicine, with a specific focus on pulmonology and critical care, as well as issues unique to the American Southwest. The journal publishes editorials, original articles, review cases, and case reports. It was established in 2013 and is published by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. The editor-in-chief is Dr. Kenneth Nugent.

Indexing and Citations
The journal is indexed in Google Scholar and the Directory of Open Access Journals. The journal has accumulated over 1,000 citations since it began publication. In addition, it has been quoted in numerous books and traditional news media, such as Fortune and the Vancouver Sun.