Chronic Respiratory Disease is a peer-reviewed, open access, scholarly journal, created in response to the rising incidence of chronic respiratory diseases worldwide. It publishes high quality research papers and original articles that have immediate relevance to clinical practice and its multi-disciplinary perspective reflects the nature of modern treatment. The journal provides a multi-disciplinary focus for the publication of original papers, reviews and commentary in the broad area of chronic respiratory disease, particularly clinically focused treatment and management. Please note that preclinical research, including basic laboratory research and animal studies, is not considered in this journal.

Topics covered include:

Chronic disease areas such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
COPD and exacerbations
Bronchiectasis
OSA
Cystic Fibrosis
Lung cancer
Asthma
Respiratory failure
Medical management
Pulmonary rehabilitation and adjuncts
Ventilation
Interstitial lung disease
Systemic effects of chronic respiratory diseases
Integrated care
Pleural disease
The content of published articles may include mechanisms of disease but more emphasis is to be placed on the assessment and delivery of patient care and relevance to clinical practice. Chronic Respiratory Disease is of interest to:

Respiratory and pulmonary disease specialists
Clinical practitioners in both hospital and community settings
Respiratory and physical therapists
Rehabilitation and care co-ordinators
Nurses

Editor in Chief
Michael Steiner
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
Associate Editors
Rachael A. Evans
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
Neil J. Greening
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
Samantha Harrison
Teesside University, UK
Sunita Mathur
University of Toronto, Canada
Social Media Editor
Enya Daynes
University of Leicester, UK
Editorial Manager
Shirley Letts
Glenfield General Hospital, UK
Editorial Board
Jennifer Alison
University of Sydney, Australia
Jean Bourbeau
Montreal Chest Institute, Canada
Dina Brooks
University of Toronto, Canada
Tanja Effing
Repatriation General Hospital, Australia
Rachel Evans
Leicester Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, UK
Frits Franssen
Maastricht University Medical Center, Netherlands
Ruth Green
Glenfield Hospital, UK
Anne Holland
La Trobe University, Australia
Jose Jardim
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sue Jenkins
Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Peter Lange
H S Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark
Suzanne Lareau
University of Colorado Denver, USA
Francois Maltais
Laval University, Canada
Will Man
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Paula M. Meek
University of Colorado, USA
Mike Morgan
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
Marilyn Moy
Harvard Medical School, USA
Linda Nici
Brown University, USA
Koichi Nishimura
Kyoto-Katsura Hospital, Japan
Fabio Pitta
State University of Londrina, Brazil
Sally Singh
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
Martijn Spruit
CIRO, Netherlands
Thierry Troosters
KU Leuven, Belgium
Emile Wouters
University Hospital Maastricht, Netherlands
Richard Zuwallack
St Francis Hospital, USA