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The journal follows guidance produced by bodies that include the <a href="http://publicationethics.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)</a>, the <a href="https://www.wame.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)</a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span><a href="https://www.councilscienceeditors.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Council of Science Editors</span></a> and the <a href="https://www.icmje.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)</a>. To view all BMJ Journal policies please refer to the <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BMJ Author Hub policies</a> page, <span style="font-weight: 400;">including information about our</span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/editor-roles-responsibilities/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Editors’ roles and responsibilities.</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Authors are required to submit a statement that their study obtained ethics approval (or a statement that it was not required and why) and that participants gave informed consent. Our Editors will consider whether the work is morally acceptable as determined by the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki. In addition to this, in line with General Medical Council guidelines, an article that contains personal medical information about an identifiable living individual requires patients explicit consent (in the format of a signed BMJ patient consent form) before we will publish it. Please find further details on </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/research-ethics/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ research ethics policies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (human participants and animals) and </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/patient-consent-and-confidentiality/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">consent for publication</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">; including a link to the downloadable consent form.</span></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">To make the best decision on how to deal with a manuscript <i>BMJ Open </i><em>Respiratory Research</em></span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">needs to know about any competing interests authors may have; this includes any commercial, financial or non financial associations that may be relevant to the submitted article. Authors must download and complete a copy of the ICMJE Conflict of Interest disclosure form. In addition to this <i>BMJ Open </i><em>Respiratory Research </em></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ensures that all advertising and sponsorship associated with the journal does not influence editorial decisions, is immediately distinguishable from editorial content and meets all other </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/advertising-sponsorship/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ guidelines.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Please find more information about </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/competing-interests/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">competing interests</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and a link to the form.</span> We take seriously all possible misconduct. If an Editor, author or reader has concerns that a submitted article describes something that might be considered to constitute misconduct in research, publication or professional behaviour they should forward their concerns to the journal. The publisher will deal with allegations appropriately <span style="font-weight: 400;">following ICMJE and COPE guidelines. Corrections and retractions are considered where an article has already been published; corrections, expressions of concern or a retraction notices will be published as soon as possible in line with the </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/correction-retraction-policies/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ correction and retraction policy</span></a></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-2"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Copyright and authors’ rights<a id="copyright_and_authors_rights" name="copyright_and_authors_rights"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As an open access journal, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ Open Respiratory Research</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Articles are published under an exclusive licence or non-exclusive licence for UK Crown employees or where BMJ has agreed CC BY applies. For US Federal Government officers or employees acting as part of their official duties, the terms are as stated in accordance with our licence terms. Authors or their employers retain copyright. Such open access articles can be reused under the terms of the relevant Creative Commons licence to facilitate reuse of the content. please refer to the </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ Open Respiratory Research</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href="/bmjopenrespres/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2023/03/OA_co_owned_licence_March_2014.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Author Licence</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. More information on </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/copyright-and-authors-rights/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">copyright and authors’ rights.</span></a></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">When publishing in <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em>, authors choose between two licence types – <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC-BY-NC</a> and <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY</a> (Creative Commons open access licences require payment of an <a href="#article_publishing_charges">article processing charge</a>). As an author you may wish to post your article in an institutional or subject repository, or on a scientific social sharing network. You may also link your published article to your preprint (if applicable). What you can do with your article, without seeking permission, depends on the licence you have chosen and the version of your article. Please refer to the <a href="https://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/author-self-archiving-and-permissions/">BMJ author self archiving and permissions policies page</a> for more information.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-3"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Preprints<a id="preprints" name="preprints"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Preprints foster openness, accessibility and collaboration by allowing authors to make their findings immediately available to the research community and receive feedback on an article before it is submitted to a journal for formal publication. BMJ fully supports and encourages the archiving of preprints in any recognised, not-for-profit server such as <a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/">medRxiv</a>. BMJ does not consider the posting of an article in a dedicated preprint repository to be prior publication.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Preprints are reports of work that have not been peer-reviewed; preprints should therefore not be used to guide clinical practice, health-related behaviour or health policy. For more information, please refer to our <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/preprints/">Preprint policy page</a>.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-4"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Provenance and peer review<a id="provenance_and_peer_review" name="provenance_and_peer_review"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ Open Respiratory Research </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">submissions are predominantly unsolicited. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">articles submitted to <i>BMJ Open Respiratory Research </i></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">are subject to peer review. The journal operates single-anonymised peer review whereby the names of the reviewers are hidden from the author; </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">usually</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">two external reviewer reports are obtained before an Original research or Review article is accepted for publication</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Articles authored by a member of a journal’s editorial team are independently peer reviewed; an editor will have no input or influence on the peer review process or publication decision for their own article. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ requests that all reviewers adhere to a set of basic principles and standards during the peer review process; these are based on the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. Please refer to our </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/peer-review-terms-and-conditions/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">peer review terms and conditions policy page</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> Reviewers are now able to share their activity by connecting their review to their ORCID account. As <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ Open Respiratory Research</span></i> is a single-anonymised peer-reviewed journal, only the journal title will be uploaded into the reviewer’s ORCID record and the date the record was uploaded; there is no identification of the article’s title or authors. <span style="font-weight: 400;">Records are uploaded once a final decision or revision has been made on the article.</span> Please find more information about ORCID and BMJ’s policy on our<a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/orcid/"> Author Hub</a>.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ is committed to transparency. Every article we publish includes a description of its provenance (commissioned or not commissioned) and whether it was internally or externally peer reviewed.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Plagiarism is the appropriation of the language, ideas or thoughts of another without crediting their true source and representation of them as one’s own original work. BMJ is a member of CrossCheck by CrossRef and iThenticate. iThenticate is a plagiarism screening service that verifies the originality of content submitted before publication. BMJ runs manuscripts through iThenticate during the peer review process. Authors, researchers and freelancers can also use iThenticate to screen their work before submission by visiting </span><a href="https://www.ithenticate.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.ithenticate.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Reader responses, questions and comments to published content is welcomed by <i>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</i></span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">; </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">these should be submitted electronically via the journals website. Please find further details on </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/after-submitting/rapid-responses/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">how to publish a response</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the terms and requirements.</span></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-5"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Tobacco funding policy<a id="tobacco_funding_policy" name="tobacco_funding_policy"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><i>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</i> will not consider for publication papers reporting work funded wholly or partly by the tobacco industry. This journal also excludes work where the authors have personal financial ties with the tobacco industry. This applies to all content types. <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/tobacco-policy/">Read more on BMJ’s policy on work funded by the tobacco industry on the BMJ Author Hub.</a></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-6"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Article processing charges<a id="article_publishing_charges" name="article_publishing_charges"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> is an open access journal and levies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 2,275 GBP (exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors). The charge for publishing a study protocol is 1,140 GBP. There are no submission, colour or page charges.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Members of the <a href="https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/">British Thoracic Society, </a>the <a href="https://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/">British Sleep Society,</a> the <a href="https://www.balr.co.uk">British Association of Lung Research</a>, and the <a href="https://www.artp.org.uk/">Association for Respiratory Technology & Physiology</a> are eligible for a 25% discount on the APC. Members of the <a href="https://arns.co.uk/">Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists</a> may claim a 35% discount. Please inform the Editorial Office once your paper is accepted if you wish to claim the discount and you will receive a discount code (BMJ reserves the right to contact the relevant society office to verify you are a paid-up member). A 25% reviewer discount is available for authors who have reviewed for <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> within the previous 12 months. You must be the corresponding author of the paper in order to be eligible for any of the above discounts. These discounts cannot be combined.</span></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-7"><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><a id="waivers_and_discounts" name="waivers_and_discounts"></a> <h2>Waivers and Discounts</h2> BMJ journals offer waivers for the full Article Processing Charge (100% discount of the APC) where all authors are based in low-income countries. See <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/open-access/fees-discounts/">full waiver list</a>*. Requests for waivers should be made before or during initial submission**. If an article reports funding from a funder with an open access mandate or policy that covers paying APCs, BMJ expects that the APC will be paid. <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/open-access/fees-discounts/">Visit our author hub</a> to learn more about our waivers policy and how to request one. <strong>You might be eligible for institutional funding</strong>. A number of institutions have open access agreements with BMJ which can either cover the whole cost of open access publishing for authors at participating institutions or can allow authors to receive a discount of the Article Processing Charge (APC). <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/open-access/oa-agreements/">Visit BMJ’s open access agreements page</a> to find out whether your institution is a member and what discounts you may be entitled to. <em>*These lists are based on the HINARI Core Offer Groups A and B, and the World Bank Country and Lending Groups released in July.</em> <em>**Please note that applications for waivers or discounts should be made during initial submission and not after an article has been accepted. Editors are not involved in this process and the ability to pay has no bearing on editorial decisions. Payment will not be required unless your article is accepted. Accepted articles will not be published until payment has been received. BMJ does not refund APCs once paid.</em></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-8"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Article transfer service<a id="article_transfer_service" name="article_transfer_service"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ and the British Thoracic Society are committed to ensuring that good quality research is published. Our </span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/after-submitting/bmj-transfer-service/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">article transfer service</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> helps authors find the best journal for their research while providing an easy and smooth publication process. As part of this service, once authors agree to transfer their manuscript all versions, supplementary files and peer reviewer comments are automatically transferred, without the need to resubmit or reformat.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Authors who submit to </span><a href="https://thorax.bmj.com/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thorax</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and whose work is rejected on the grounds of priority will be offered the option of transferring to </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ Open Respiratory Research</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please note that the article transfer service does not guarantee acceptance but you should receive a quicker initial decision on your manuscript. </span> Contact the Transfer Editor at transfers@bmj.com</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-9"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Data sharing<a id="data_sharing" name="data_sharing"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> adheres to BMJ’s Tier 2 data policy. We strongly <i>encourage </i>that data generated by your research that supports your article be made available as soon as possible, wherever legally and ethically possible. We also <i>require </i>data from clinical trials to be made available upon reasonable request. To adhere to<a href="https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/publishing-and-editorial-issues/clinical-trial-registration.html#two"> ICMJE guidelines</a>, we <i>require </i>that a data sharing plan must be included with trial registration for clinical trials that begin enrolling participants on or after 1st January 2019.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Changes to the plan must be noted in the Data Availability Statement and updated in the registry record. All research articles must contain a Data Availability Statement. For more information and FAQs, please see BMJ’s full<a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/data-sharing/"> Data Sharing Policy</a> page.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-10"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">ORCID<a id="orcid" name="orcid"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">BMJ has long supported the use of ORCID by integrating ORCID into our submission systems. <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> mandates ORCID iDs for all submitting authors; this is published on the final article to promote discoverability and credit. Co-authors and reviewers are strongly encouraged to also connect their ScholarOne accounts to ORCID. We are also working with ORCID to recognise the importance of the reviewer community. Reviewers are able to share their activity by connecting their review to their ORCID account to gain recognition for their contributions.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">As <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> is a single-anonymised peer-reviewed journal, only the journal title will be uploaded into the reviewer’s ORCID record and the date the record was uploaded; there is no identification of the article’s title or authors. <span style="font-weight: 400;">Records are uploaded once a final decision or revision has been made on the article.</span> Please find more information about <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/orcid/">BMJ’s ORCID policy</a> on our Author Hub.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-11"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Reporting patient and public involvement in research<a id="PPI" name="PPI"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ encourages active patient and public involvement in clinical research as part of its patient and public partnership strategy. To support co-production of research we request that authors provide a Patient and Public Involvement statement in the methods section of their papers, under the subheading ‘Patient and public involvement’. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">We appreciate that patient and public involvement is relatively new and may not be feasible or appropriate for all papers. We therefore continue to consider papers where patients were not involved.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Patient and Public Involvement statement should provide a brief response to the following questions, tailored as appropriate for the study design reported (</span><a href="https://authors.bmj.com/policies/patient-public-partnership/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">please find example statements here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">):</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">At what stage in the research process were patients/the public first involved in the research and how?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How were the research question(s) and outcome measures developed and informed by their priorities, experience, and preferences?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How were patients/the public involved in the design of this study?</span></li> </ul></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How were they involved in the recruitment to and conduct of the study?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Were they asked to assess the burden of the intervention and time required to participate in the research?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How were (or will) they be involved in your plans to disseminate the study results to participants and relevant wider patient communities (e.g. by choosing what information/results to share, when, and in what format)?</span></li> </ul> <span style="font-weight: 400;">If patients were not involved please state this.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to considering the points above we advise authors to look at guidance for best reporting of patient and public involvement as set out in the </span><a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3453"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GRIPP2 reporting checklist</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">If the Patient and Public Involvement statement is missing in the submitted manuscript we will request that authors provide it.</span></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-12"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Rapid responses<a id="rapid_responses" name="rapid_responses"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">A rapid response is a moderated but not peer reviewed online response to a published article in <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em>; it will not receive a DOI and will not be indexed. 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The word count excludes the title page, abstract, tables, acknowledgements, contributions and references. Manuscripts should be as succinct as possible.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">For further support when making your submission please refer to the resources available on the </span><a href="http://authors.bmj.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BMJ Author Hub</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Here you will find information on <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/writing-and-formatting/formatting-your-paper/">writing and formatting</a> your research through to the <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/after-submitting/peer-review-process/">peer review process</a> and <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/promote-your-paper/">promoting your paper</a>. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We encourage authors to ensure that research articles are written in accordance with the <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/before-you-submit/reporting-guidelines/">relevant research reporting guideline</a>.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You may also wish to use the <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/before-you-submit/language-editing-services/">language editing and translation</a> services provided by <a href="https://authorservices.bmj.com/?utm_source=BMJ-res&utm_medium=Referral">BMJ Author Services</a>. </span></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><ul> <li><a href="#original_research">Original research</a></li> <li><a href="#systematic_review">Systematic review</a></li> <li><a href="#protocol">Protocol</a></li> <li><a href="#perspective">Perspective</a></li> <li><a href="#review">State of the art review</a></li> <li><a href="#supplements">Supplements</a></li> </ul></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-14"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Original research<a id="original_research" name="original_research"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Original research should follow the basic structure of Abstract, Key Messages, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, and tables and figures as appropriate. Research reviews that systematically synthesise evidence (e.g. Systematic reviews, Meta-analysis, Scoping reviews, Mixed methods reviews, etc) should be submitted as Systematic reviews. Following the lead of The BMJ and its <a href="https://www.bmj.com/campaign/patient-partnership">patient partnership strategy</a>, <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> is encouraging active patient involvement in setting the research agenda. As such, we require authors of Research Articles to add a Patient and Public Involvement statement in the Methods section. More details can be found under the “Reporting patient and public involvement in research” section above.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Word count:</strong> up to 4,000 <strong>Abstract:</strong> up to 300 <strong>Tables/illustrations:</strong> up to 5 <strong>References:</strong> up to 100</div></div><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-1"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Please include the key messages of your article after your abstract using the following headings. This section should be no more than 3-5 sentences and should be distinct from the abstract; be succinct, specific and accurate. <ul> <li><strong>What is already known on this topic</strong> – <em>summarise the state of scientific knowledge on this subject before you did your study and why this study needed to be done</em></li> <li><strong>What this study adds</strong> – <em>summarise what we now know as a result of this study that we did not know before</em></li> <li><strong>How this study might affect research, practice or policy</strong> – <em>summarise the implications of this study</em></li> </ul> This will be published as a summary box after the abstract in the final published article.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-15"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Systematic review<a id="systematic_review" name="systematic_review"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">This article type includes all research reviews that systematically synthesise evidence (e.g. Systematic reviews, Meta-analysis, Scoping reviews, Mixed methods reviews, etc). Please include the research type in your title to make the nature of your study clear.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Please see Original research for more guidance on article requirements.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-16"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Protocol<a id="protocol" name="protocol"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Protocols should report planned or ongoing studies. If data collection is complete, we will not consider the manuscript. <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> will consider for publication protocols for any study design, except systematic reviews. More information on protocols can be found on the <a href="https://authors.bmj.com/writing-your-paper/how-to-write-a-study-protocol/">BMJ Author Hub</a>. <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> will not consider protocols for systematic reviews. Following the lead of The BMJ and its <a href="https://www.bmj.com/campaign/patient-partnership">patient partnership strategy</a>, <em>BMJ Open Respiratory Research</em> is encouraging active patient involvement in setting the research agenda. As such, we require authors of Research Articles to add a Patient and Public Involvement statement in the Methods section. Please see more details <a href="/pages/authors/#PPI">above</a>. Protocols should follow the following structure: <strong>Title</strong>: This should include the specific study type, e.g. randomised controlled trial. <strong>Abstract</strong>: This should be structured with the following sections. Introduction; Methods and analysis; Ethics and dissemination. Registration details should be included as a final section, if appropriate. Please include the key messages of your article after your abstract using the following headings. This section should be no more than 3-5 sentences and should be distinct from the abstract; be succinct, specific and accurate. <ul> <li><strong>What is already known on this topic</strong> – <em>summarise the state of scientific knowledge on this subject before you did your study and why this study needed to be done</em></li> <li><strong>What this study adds</strong> – <em>summarise what we now know as a result of this study that we did not know before</em></li> <li><strong>How this study might affect research, practice or policy</strong> – <em>summarise the implications of this study</em></li> </ul></div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">This will be published as a summary box after the abstract in the final published article. <strong>Introduction</strong>: Explain the rationale for the study and what evidence gap it may fill. Appropriate previous literature should be referenced, including relevant systematic reviews. <strong>Methods and Analysis</strong>: Provide a full description of the study design, including the following. How the sample will be selected; interventions to be measured; the sample size calculation (drawing on previous literature) with an estimate of how many participants will be needed for the primary outcome to be statistically, clinically and/or politically significant; what outcomes will be measured, when and how; a data analysis plan. <strong>Ethics and Dissemination</strong>: Ethical and safety considerations and any dissemination plan (publications, data deposition and curation) should be covered here. <strong>References</strong>: State any references used. <strong>Authors’ Contributions</strong>: State how each author was involved in writing the protocol. <strong>Funding Statement</strong>: Preferably worded as follows. Either: ‘This work was supported by [name of funder] grant number [xxx]’ or ‘This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors’. <strong>Competing Interests Statement</strong>: State any competing interests.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-17"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Perspective<a id="perspective" name="perspective"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Perspective articles provide a forum for authors to discuss ideas and research from a personal viewpoint. Perspective pieces may focus on current advances and future directions in the field of respiratory and sleep medicine and may include original data as well as personal opinion.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Word count:</strong> up to 2,500 <strong>Abstract:</strong> unstructured, up to 250 <strong>Tables/illustrations:</strong> up to 5</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-18"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">State of the art review<a id="review" name="review"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">State-of-the-art reviews will address any aspect of respiratory or critical care medicine. Research reviews that systematically synthesise evidence (e.g. Systematic reviews, Meta-analysis, Scoping reviews, Mixed methods reviews, etc) are classified by the journal as Systematic reviews and must be submitted as such. Some review articles may be commissioned but unsolicited submissions are welcomed.</div><div data-testid="sections-column-1" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><strong>Word count:</strong> up to 3,000 <strong>Abstract:</strong> up to 200 <strong>Tables/illustrations:</strong> up to 5 <strong>References:</strong> up to 100</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-19"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Supplements<a id="supplements" name="supplements"></a></h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[50.00%] [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(2)]:md:w-[50.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">The BMJ Publishing Group journals are willing to consider publishing supplements to regular issues. Supplement proposals may be made at the request of: <ul> <li>The journal editor, an editorial board member or a learned society may wish to organise a meeting, sponsorship may be sought and the proceedings published as a supplement.</li> <li>The journal editor, editorial board member or learned society may wish to commission a supplement on a particular theme or topic. 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