About this journal

European Clinical Respiratory Journal (ECRJ) is a peer-reviewed international open access journal that publishes studies within the area of respiratory diseases.

ECRJ focuses on the immunology and pathophysiology of the respiratory system, providing an understanding of disease mechanisms and how the body combats these diseases. Respiratory disease is a public health problem with several hundreds of millions currently suffering from chronic respiratory diseases, creating a large burden on both society and on the healthcare system. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), respiratory disease, including lower respiratory infections, COPD and lung cancers, accounts for 7 million deaths annually worldwide.

The journal publishes under two sections, the scientific section that focuses on clinical aspects and scientific data of respiratory disease, and the educational section that focuses on papers that aim to translate the scientific data into relevant clinical recommendations. The type of work considered in each of these sections includes (but not limited to) :

Scientific Section

• Epidemiology of disease and preventive strategies
• Pathophysiological and immunological mechanisms of respiratory diseases
• Identification of potential future treatment targets and novel treatments of respiratory diseases
• Clinical trials including randomized, placebo controlled and observational "real life" clinical trials
• Clinical aspects of respiratory disease including systemic involvement and comorbidities
• Improved diagnostic and research methods, including imaging techniques, physiological tests, sampling techniques and biomarkers
• Occupational and environment related lung disease
• Progress in smoking intervention and cessation methods
• Disease and management-related issues, including self-management
• Updates on the status of and advances in specific disease areas, including allergy, asthma, ARDS, COPD, ILD, Cystic Fibrosis, bronchiectasis, respiratory infectious diseases, tuberculosis, lung cancer, and sleep-disordered breathing morbidity

Educational Section

• Treatment guidelines overview
• Diagnostic procedures and recommendations
• Literature reviews and meta-analyses
• Case presentations and reviews of the literature
• Letter to the editor
• Expert opinions, meetings and symposium proceedings

The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.

Editor-in-Chief
Vasiliki Panou, MD, phD, Clinical Associate Professor
Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
& Dept. of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Deputy Chief Editor
Professor Vibeke Backer, MD, DMSc
University of South Denmark and Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Associate Editors (for each area below)

ASTHMA, RHINITIS AND ALLERGY
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Professor Charlotte S. Ulrik, MD, DMSc
University of Copenhagen and Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

MECHANICS OF AIRWAY DISEASES
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Hans Jürgen Hoffmann, PhD

CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Aarhus University, Denmark

PULMO-CARDIOLOGY [Interplay between lungs and heart]
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Dr Hans Henrik Lawaetz Schultz MD, PhD
Dept of Cardiology, section for lung transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE/PULMONOLOGY
Associate Professor, Pradeesh Sivapalan, MD, PhD
University of Copenhagen and Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark 

COPD, NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
RCT leader Pradeesh Sivapalan, MD, PhD
University of Copenhagen and Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES
Associate Editors responsible for this area:
Professor Elisabeth Bendstrup, MD, PhD
University of Aarhus and Aarhus Universitetshospital, Skejby, Denmark
Professor Jesper Rømhild Davidsen, PhD
Odense University Hospital, and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

RESPIRATORY EPIDEMIOLOGY
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Post doc Yunus Çolak, MD, PhD
Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

LUNG INFECTIONS
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Associate Professor Zitta Fiorella Barrella, MD, PhD
University of Copenhagen and North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark

LUNG CANCER and INVASIVE TECHNIQUES
Professor Uffe Christian Heitmann Bødtger, MD, PhD
University of Southern Denmark and Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark

TREATMENT OF HYPOXEMIA AND HYPERCAPNIA
Associate editor responsible for this area
Associate Professor Ulla Møller Weinreich, MD, PhD
Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

PEDIATRIC LUNG DISEASES
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Editor: Not assigned

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY 
Kim G. Neilsen
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 

SLEEPING DISORDERS
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Professor Karl Franklin, MD, PhD
Umeå University and Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING in RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Associate Editor responsible for this area:
Professor Christian B. Laursen, MD, PhD
University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Editor ”Emeritus”
Professor Leif Bjermer - FOUU, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden