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”.
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
IPCRG member discount
A discount for the Article Processing Charge (APC) which allows open access to your article if it is accepted for publication is available to IPCRG members (country or active group members) who are first authors of the paper in question.
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