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  • IJTLD

    The IJTLD is the leading peer-reviewed journal dedicated to lung health worldwide.

    We welcome submissions on basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological and programmatic research relevant to the Union’s mission to find health…

  • Conference Abstract Books

    The Abstract Book of the annual Union World Conference, published every year as a supplement to the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD), has been distributed in electronic format since 2004. It is no longer distributed either in print or on CD. The…

  • Non-English Versions

    • Chinese ISSN 1006-6942

      Dates: 1997-2011 Number of issues: 3 issues yearly for 14 years, i.e., 42 Number of copies distributed: 4000 No of articles published: 280

       

      French ISSN 1815-8439

      Start date: 1997 Number of issues to date: IJTLD Volumes 1-21…

  • Chinese ISSN 1006-6942

    Dates: 1997-2011 Number of issues: 3 issues yearly for 14 years, i.e., 42 Number of copies distributed: 4000 No of articles published: 280

  • French ISSN 1815-8439

    Start date: 1997 Number of issues to date: IJTLD Volumes 1-21 (2017). Online only, updated annually No of articles translated to date: 597 Certains articles du IJTLD, intéressant tout particulièrement la pratique de la lutte contre la tuberculose sur le terrain, sont…

  • Russian ISSN 1817-9053

    Start date: 2003 Number of issues to date: 4 Number of copies distributed: 1500; now online only No of articles published to date: 54

  • Spanish ISSN 1817-2555

    Start date: 2001 Published online only No of articles published to date: 52

  • Plagiarism Policy

    • All articles submitted to the IJTLD will be checked using the iTHENTICATE plagiarism detection software.

      A specific process is followed to manage a case of plagiarism.  The IJTLD follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)…

  • Pre-submission Queries

    • Original articles Pre-submission queries are not required for Original articles. Authors are requested to submit their articles directly via Manuscript Central. If an article is deemed unsuitable for publication the authors are assured of a rapid response. State of the Art…

  • Journal Publication Charges

    • Please note these fees apply to articles published in 2025. Articles published in 2026 may be subject to updated fees in line with inflation (this will also apply to articles submitted in 2025, but published in 2026). Open Access (OA)

      Because of the Coalition S mandate…

  • Online Submission

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  • Authorship and Copyright

    All work must have been approved by all co-authors prior to submission. Authorship credit should be based on the following criteria: 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or…

  • Information for authors

    • The IJTLD is the reference for clinical research and epidemiological studies on lung health worldwide, including articles on TB, TB-HIV and respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, asthma, COPD, child lung health and the hazards of tobacco and air pollution.

      IJTLD OPEN…

    • Our Editor-in-Chief works alongside an active Editorial Board to minimise the time taken for key peer review stages so the process is as quick as possible. Data for 2023 is:

    • Please note, although authors for IJTLD and IJTLD Open submit their manuscripts via the same portal, this is to ensure we apply the same rigour to peer review for open access and subscription content. IJTLD Open has a much broader scope of coverage and content types compared…

  • Survivors of TB and other lung diseases are invited to attend the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health free-of-charge

    To hold governments accountable for global commitments and to find solutions to TB and lung disease, it is essential to place people with lived experiences central in the conversation.

  • Indonesia commits to raising tobacco taxes to fund health systems strained by tobacco and COVID-19

    Indonesia has issued a decree containing a provision for increasing tobacco taxes to fund universal health care, health systems and health programmes.

  • Union congratulates India for measure to prevent tobacco industry interference in health policy

    The measure, effective from 6 July, restricts officials and staff from collaborating with the tobacco industry.

  • Adapting TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mumbai, India

    A letter to the Editors of the IJTLD on adaptations to TB services that could help ensure continuity of services for RR/MDR-TB during COVID-19.

  • Union says FDA decision to allow Philip Morris to market HTPs will have devastating consequences

    The Union criticised FDA for its decision to allow PMI to market its IQOS heated tobacco product as a 'modified risk product.'

  • Child and Adolescent TB Centre of Excellence

    The Union's Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis Centre of Excellence is a virtual network of public health experts in child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) in the sub-Saharan Africa region, providing a community of learning and practice for child and adolescent TB. The…

  • Influential projects, identifying and treating child TB

    In Uganda, the DETECT Child TB project empowered frontline health workers to provide TB screening to 2270 child TB contacts, meaning diagnosis happened in village health centres, rather than central hospitals, catching the disease earlier and…

  • Child & Adolescent Tuberculosis

    The Union works to develop, test, implement and scale up routine screening of child contacts of people with TB. We run observational studies and advocate to ensure children and adolescents are included in clinical trials that target…

  • TBData4Action

    • TBData4Action is an inexpensive and practical approach that starts ‘bottom-up’ at a health facility level. Health staff, including facility and district level teams, are trained and supported through data-driven supervision, not only to collect and submit their own routinely…

  • Blog and News content type example

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  • PICTS (Programme to Increase the Catchment of Tuberculosis presumptiveS)

    • The PICTS in Myanmar, established in 2012, focuses on significantly increasing the identification of people with TB. This initiative, coordinated by The Union Office in Myanmar, utilises a community-based group, primarily made up of individuals who have been affected by TB…

  • Tuberculosis

    • Since its inception in 1920, The Union has had a focus on tuberculosis (TB) and innovating TB care.

      We have now set out our 2022-2027 vision, objectives and strategy for ending TB. This can only be achieved collectively, with our members, partners and TB…

    • The Union works towards the global elimination of TB. We support high-quality, accessible prevention and care for people with and at risk of TB, to expand the evidence base for TB care and prevention and implement new knowledge into policy and practice.

    • Read more about how The Union is working to fight key areas of TB:

    • The Zoonotic TB Sub-section was instrumental in the creation of the first-ever Roadmap for Zoonotic TB, a policy document that addressed the major health and economic impacts of the disease, created in collaboration with the World Health Organization.…

    • Until recently, the focus has been on finding and treating people with TB. But now bold targets for TB prevention have been outlined in the recent UN High-Level Meeting on TB.  The Union develops, tests, implements and scales up models of care to increase the…