Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a poorly reversible disease of the lungs that is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the United States, it is the fourth leading cause of death after heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease. By 2020, it is projected to become the third leading cause of death worldwide. Contrary to the trends for other major chronic diseases in the United States, the prevalence of and mortality from COPD have continued to rise; the death rates doubled between 1970 and 2002, and for the first time in 2000, mortality figures for women surpassed those for men. In the United States, 12 million patients are currently diagnosed with COPD, but there is believed to be at least an equal number of individuals with impaired lung function suggestive of COPD who are undiagnosed. Given that the majority of COPD cases are caused by smoking, it is primarily a preventable disease. Most patients with COPD are middle-aged or elderly. In 2000, 16 million office visits were attributed to COPD-related conditions, with the caseload expected to increase with the aging of the population. There is no cure for COPD. True breakthroughs in treatment, particularly disease-modifying agents, have been elusive. This information can be published in our peer-reviewed journal with impact factors and are calculated using citations not only from research articles but also review articles (which tend to receive more citations), editorials, letters, meeting abstracts, short communications, and case reports. The inclusion of these publications provides the opportunity for editors and publishers to manipulate the ratio used to calculate the impact factor and try to increase their number rapidly. Impact factor plays a major role for the particular journal. Journal with higher impact factor is considered to be more important than other ones.