Nature Partner Journals Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (npj PCRM)

Official IPCRG journal npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is an open access, online-only, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the primary care management of respiratory and respiratory-related allergic diseases. Papers published by the journal represent important advances of significance to specialists within the fields of primary care and respiratory medicine. 

From January 2025, the journal will be wholly owned by IPCRG and continue to be published on behalf of IPCRG and its members, including the journal founder, PCRS-UK, by Springer Nature. It is part of the Nature Partner Journals series, committed to rapid dissemination to a global audience of high quality research that reflects IPCRG’s vision “A global population breathing and feeling well through universal access to right care”.

Applications invited for three additional Associate Editors

We are recruiting for three additional Associate Editors to join the editorial team supporting the Editor in Chief. To find out more, please read the job advertisement below, and share it with your networks to encourage people who meet the criteria to apply. The deadline for applications is 2 December 2024 with interviews to begin the week of 9 December 2024.

Article Processing Charges

All applications should be made prior to or at the point of manuscript submission; requests made during the review process or after acceptance will not be considered. To apply for a waiver email apcwaivers [at] springernature [dot] com 

Waivers and discounts

The journal may offer article processing charge (APC) waivers and discounts for papers whose corresponding authors are based in the world’s lowest income countries as defined by the World Bank. See https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/journal-policies/apc-waiver-countries

Other waiver requests

Requests from other authors for APC waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and may be granted in cases of financial need.  All applications for discretionary APC waivers should be made prior to or at the point of manuscript submission; requests made during the review process or after acceptance will not be considered. More information, including process and charges: https://www.nature.com/npjpcrm/about/apc

Other discount requests

Requests from other authors for APC discounts will be considered by the journal on a case-by-case basis, and may be granted in cases of financial need.  All applications for discretionary APC discounts should be made prior to or at the point of manuscript submission; requests made during the review process or after acceptance will not be considered. More information, including process and charges: https://www.nature.com/npjpcrm/about/apc