EIFL has renewed its read & publish agreement with the European Respiratory Society. The agreement is open to libraries and authors from 36 EIFL partner countries.

From January 2027 to December 2029, the agreement will cover free and discounted read & publish prices for access to and publishing in its flagship journal, the European Respiratory Journal, and three other journals.

The European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) has an impact factor of 23.8 and is the flagship hybrid journal of the ERS. It publishes clinical and experimental work relating to all aspects of adult and pediatric respiratory medicine, including cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, oncology, imaging, occupational medicine, intensive care, sleep medicine and thoracic surgery.

ERJ Open Research has an impact factor of 4.4 and is a fully open access original research journal. The journal publishes in all fields of respiratory science and medicine, covering basic science, clinical translational science and clinical medicine.

The European Respiratory Review (ERR) has an impact factor of 10.8 and is a fully  open access journal, providing updates on medicine, science and surgery for respiratory professionals. The journal contains review articles, editorials, correspondence and summaries of the most important recent research findings and published studies.

Breathe has an impact factor of 4.5 and is ERS's Diamond (does not have publication fee) open access clinical educational publication. It aims to bring high-quality practice-focused educational reviews, cases and viewpoints to a wide audience. 

FREE READ & PUBLISH TERMS FOR 32 COUNTRIES

Libraries in the below countries will get free access to the European Respiratory Journal. In addition, corresponding authors from these countries will be able to publish their articles for free in open access in European Respiratory Journal, ERJ Open Research, and European Respiratory Review, that is, without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC).

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Botswana, Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Palestine, Senegal, Serbia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

DISCOUNTED READ & PUBLISH TERMS FOR FOUR COUNTRIES

In exchange for an annual read & publish fee, libraries in the below countries can get access to the European Respiratory Journal. This fee also covers free open access publishing by corresponding authors in European Respiratory Journal, ERJ Open Research, and European Respiratory Review.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia

More about EIFL's agreements with the ERS

• Free open access publishing in The European Respiratory Society journals for corresponding authors from EIFL partner countries.
• Free access to The European Respiratory Society journals.