The IJTLD provides a free-to-publish journal for authors (mainly in LMICs), who lack open access funding and conduct research on respiratory health.
The journal's coverage is distinct to IJTLD Open, which has a broader range of articles and scope. Please compare the Instructions for Authors for the two journals to ensure your article is appropriate for the IJTLD.
Individuals and Institutes can subscribe to the IJTLD online, simply e-mail us at subscription@theunion.org
Funding agencies have recently mandated that authors must publish exclusively in fully-OA journals.
We are committed to maintaining the IJTLD for authors in LMICs who lack OA funding, while also launching a new title, IJTLD OPEN, which covers a broader range of topics with additional article types.
To ensure we apply the same quality standards for open access publishing, both journals have the same Editorial Board with an identical peer review process and acceptance criteria. Before submitting, please check whether your article is better suited to the IJTLD or IJTLD Open.
The latest peer-reviewed articles on TB and HIV; respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD; and the hazards of tobacco and air pollution. Recent coverage has expended to include COVID-19 and the interplay between TB-COVID-19 and other co-morbidities.
Individuals and institutes can subscribe to the IJTLD online – see our Subscription information or e-mail us at subscription@theunion.org for details.
We recently launched the IJTLD Clinical Standards for Lung Health, for optimal management of patients.
Thanks to the support of the Oskar-Helene-Heim Foundation and the Günther Labes Foundation, the first four Clinical Standards are Open Access and freely available to our global audience of clinicians and healthcare workers.
The series launched with Clinical standards for the assessment, management and rehabilitation of post-TB lung disease followed by Clinical standards for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB infection, Clinical standards for the dosing and management of TB drugs and Clinical standards for drug-susceptible pulmonary TB.
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IJTLD Fast-Track Articles
In order to share scientific research of immediate concern as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking the publication of certain accepted articles from the IJTLD and publishing them in full on our website, prior to their publication in the Journal. Read fast-track articles:
Responding to COVID-19: adjusting TB services in a low-burden setting
A letter to the editors in which the Victorian Tuberculosis Program describes how the social and programmatic changes to TB services brought on by COVID-19 have been experienced in practice.
COVID-19 in Africa: community and digital technologies for tuberculosis management
This letter explores the concerns about the negative impact that COVID-19 will have on the fight against tuberculosis in Africa
A decrease in tuberculosis evaluations and diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic
This letter looks at the implications and potential consequences of delayed or missed diagnoses for TB, which may increase TB-related hospitalisations and death.
COVID-19 and tuberculosis—threats and opportunities
In an editorial to the IJTLD, the authors state how we must overcome the challenges that COVID-19 presents and use the opportunities it affords us to achieve a paradigm shift in TB treatment and care
Severe COVID-19 cases with a history of active or latent tuberculosis
In a letter to the editors, authors report on symptom development, disease progression and treatment for three cases, each representing a different TB scenario.
Common concerns in managing bronchial asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
A letter to the editors of the IJTLD addresses the major concern of use of corticosteroids and nebulised bronchodilators in bronchial asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic
Other versions of the journal
The IJTLD has been published in several languages, and publishes the Union World Conference abstract book each year.
Contact
For all IJTLD enquiries, please contact the IJTLD Editorial Office.