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. .
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:
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.
Rapid development of a portable negative pressure procedural tent
A new tent system has been designed to provide healthcare workers separation and protection from exhaled droplets and aerosols, while allowing contact and support for procedures.
Rapid development of a novel portable negative pressure device
A portable, negative pressure environment is one means of confronting these challenges, and could offer benefits to patients, healthcare workers, and institutions alike.
COVID-19 in Africa: preparing for the storm
In response to COVD-19, Africa should develop robust collaborative research programmes, funded by African governments and partners, to include epidemiological, health system, implementation, clinical trials, immunological and virological research.
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic: responsible stewardship is needed
Letter highlighting that responsible stewardship of the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic is urgently needed.
Transforming essential services for tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from New York City
To ensure that scientific research of immediate concern is shared as rapidly as possible, The Union is fast-tracking accepted articles…