Respiratory Medicine has an open access mirror journal Respiratory Medicine: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. 

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Respiratory Medicine is an internationally-renowned journal devoted to the rapid publication of clinically-relevant respiratory medicine research. It combines cutting-edge original research with state-of-the-art reviews dealing with all aspects of respiratory diseases and therapeutic interventions. Topics include adult and paediatric medicine, epidemiology, immunology and cell biology, physiology, occupational disorders, and the role of allergens and pollutants. 

Respiratory Medicine is increasingly the journal of choice for publication of phased trial work, commenting on effectiveness, dosage and methods of action.

Chief Editor
Dr. J. Virchow
University Medicine Rostock Department of Pneumology and Interdisciplinary Internal Medicine Intensive Care, Ernst-Heydemann Str.6, 18055, Rostock, Germany
Deputy Editor
Dr. Nicola Hanania
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Asthma Clinical Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Past Editor
Prof. Leif Bjermer
Lunds University Faculty of Medicine, Lund, Sweden
Associate Editors
Dr. Douglas Arenberg
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Dr. Helena Backman
Umea University Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå, Sweden
Dr. Per Bakke
University of Bergen Department of Clinical Science, Bergen, Norway
Professor Leif Bjermer
Lunds University Faculty of Medicine, Lund, Sweden
Professor Antonino Catanzaro
University of California San Diego Department of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States
Dr. Mario Cazzola
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
Professor Zuzana Diamant
Lund University Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund, Sweden
Dr. Claudio F. Donner
Mondo Medico, Borgomanero, Italy
Dr. Marc Judson, MD, FCCP
Albany Medical College, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Albany, New York, United States
Dr. Susanne Lau
Charite University Hospital Berlin Department of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Douglas Mapel
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Dr. Stephen P. Peters, MD, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Pulmonary Critical Care Allergy & Immunological Diseases Research, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Professor Tobias Welte
Hannover Medical School, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hanover, Germany
Dr. Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc
University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Editorial Advisors
Dr. Nicolino Ambrosino
Pisa University Hospital Department of Cardiology Thoracic and Vascular Medicine, Pisa, Italy
Dr. Elena Bargagli
University Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Italy
Dr. Juergen Behr
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich Department of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Munich, Germany
Dr. Matteo Bonini
National Heart and Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom
Professor D.W. Cockroft
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Dan Culver
Cleveland Clinic, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Dr. Gennaro D'Amato
Antonio Cardarelli Hospital, Division of Pneumology and Allergology, Napoli, Italy
Dr. E. Dagli
Marmara University Department of Child Health and Disease, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Mina Gaga
European Respiratory Society Publications, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Monica Gappa
Protestant Hospital Dusseldorf Department of Paediatrics, Düsseldorf, Germany
Professor Jiangtao Lin
Peking University, Beijing, China
Professor Heinrich Matthys
University Hospital Freiburg Department of Pneumology, Freiburg, Germany
Dr. A. Nieto
National Centre for Biotechnology, Madrid, Spain
Professor Clive Page
King's College London Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, London, United Kingdom
Professor Paolo Ruggeri
University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Professor Nikos M. Siafakas
University of Crete School of Medicine, Irakleio, Greece
Dr. D. Tashkin
University of California Los Angeles Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States
Dr. Ellen Tufvesson
Lund University Research Policy Institute, Lund, Sweden
Professor Nan-Shan Zhong, MD
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
Editorial Office
Susan Hurren
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