IJTLD Open (ISSN: 3005-7590) is open access and fully compliant with Plan S.
IJTLD Open includes a broader range of article types than the traditional IJTLD, including: Editorials, Meeting reports, Original Articles (including methodology papers, qualitative research and operational research), State of the Art Reviews, Guidelines/Consensus documents, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis, Perspectives, Minireviews, Letters, Case reports, Case series and Correspondence.
We publish high impact research for the continuing education of academics, clinicians and all other health personnel working on respiratory diseases and lung health, with the aim of improving policy and practise.
IJTLD OPEN is open access and free to read. Also, authors retain copyright and can freely distribute the PDF or upload it to any website. As a consequence, open access articles are highly downloaded and more highly cited.
Click the links below to read our content on PubMed Central, Ingenta.com or via links from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), or PubMed. .
While preparing their article, authors should refer to the Instructions for Authors to check that they have complied with our requirements – see links below.
Once complete, authors should submit their manuscripts at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijtld
We invite authors with OA funding to submit their papers (including Editorials, Original Articles, Letters and Case Series) to IJTLD OPEN.
We welcome submissions on the development of vaccines, diagnostics and medicines for the prevention, management and control of TB and all other respiratory diseases.
This includes basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological and programmatic research relevant to the Union’s mission to find health solutions for these conditions.
For all queries please e-mail the Editorial Office
Sponsorship
Supplements and article series are a highly-effective way of highlighting a specific topic to researchers, clinicians and decision makers in respiratory health.
Being an Open Access journal, IJTLD OPEN has no barriers to access and can reach readers in health centres, medical, university and pharmaceutical institutes, along with civil society, patients and carers.
All content will be freely available on Ingenta.com and we will have regular mailings to highlight the latest sponsored content.
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, IJTLD OPEN and PHA and publishing them in full on our website, prior to their publication in the Journals. Read fast-track articles:
Empowering healthcare workers to combat childhood tuberculosis: A milestone in the fight against tuberculosis in Lesotho
The Union’s Sub-Saharan Africa Region Child and Adolescent TB Centre of Excellence (COE) in collaboration with U.S. Centers for Disease…
Conflation of prediction and causality in the TB literature
A forthcoming IJTLD OPEN article addresses the frequent conflation of prediction and causal inference in observational TB studies, and outlines practical recommendations to enhance research precision and transparency.
Tobacco control treaty compromised by global disruptions
According to a new report endorsed by 57 civil society organizations worldwide, the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on…
Navigating the changes to drug-resistant TB treatment, care and diagnosis
The Union is the leading scientific organisation in tuberculosis (TB) and lung health, with expertise across all forms of TB, including…
New Paper Calls for Nutrition to Be Part of Everyday Health Care in Lower-Income Countries
A new report published in The Lancet Global Health is shining a spotlight on a major gap in health care across low- and middle-income…
International Nurses Day 2025
On 12 May, The Union celebrates the vital role nurses play in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease, which…
Union Board of Directors election update
Board of Directors overview
The Union Board of Directors is voted on by the membership each year. Board members have a set term…
US funding cuts negatively impact TB care and prevention across Africa
According to a rapid survey conducted by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), 65% of National TB…
Engaging Communities Affected by TB as Essential Partners in Research
The Union has always been interested in and has promoted communities affected by tuberculosis (TB). The most notable example is the time…
Incarceration and Tuberculosis notifications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas
A new study has identified lower than expected tuberculosis notifications in prisons across Europe and the Americas during the COVID-19…