International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Journal Video Introduction

Watch the interview with the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Professor Richard Russell, (the full interview is 2 minutes 30 seconds). A transcript of the interview is also provided below.

Hi there, my name is Dr. Richard Russell and I’m the Editor-in-Chief and the founding editor of the International Journal of COPD.

COPD is the third leading cause of death in the world and there is an urgent need to increase research, increase spreading knowledge and improve the outcomes for our patients. I would be delighted if you would submit your work to the International Journal of COPD.

Why is that? This journal is widely read; it's respected throughout the world as the most impactful COPD journal with a specialist focus particularly, obviously, on COPD the reviewers we have are experts and indeed add value to your work. Dove Press team add value in the publication and the editorial process, and make our output high quality. More importantly the International Journal of COPD is open access meaning it gets read by a wide community and indeed is picked up and becomes an impact for the whole world.

When you submit your manuscript you can be sure your work will be handled professionally. Not only reviews are done as quickly as we possibly can, but we try and add value with our reviews. I personally look at every paper and make decisions on each paper and I know what I like. I also know what I like to read and that helps me decide whether we should publish that work. Indeed quality is everything and the publication and editorial process that Dove Press add will ensure your work gets the best possible audience and indeed enhances your output to make it even better than the work you've submitted to us.

I love what we do for the International Journal of COPD it's grown from a very small beginning and is the best read the most widely read COPD journal in the world. I want to encourage original research, original science driving new discoveries in COPD and therefore changing the world of COPD. How are we going to do that? By reaching out, by not ignoring anybody, and by making sure that research from all over the world is published and is of the highest possible quality. So please do submit your work to the International Journal of COPD to get a real true global leadership and make a change in the world of COPD.

Updated 5 August 2025