Respirology Virtual Issues offers free access to the full text articles on the Respirology website.

To access our Virtual Issues, please visit: www.wiley.com/bw/vi.asp?ref=1323-7799

Virtual Issues regroup a collection of previously published papers collated for a themed issue online.

• Issue 01- Tuberculosis (Feb 2009)
• Issue 02 - Lung Cancer (May 2009)
• Issue 03 - Pleural Diseases (June 2009)
• Issue 04 - Tobacco and Health (Sept 2009)
• Issue 05 - Infectious Diseases (Nov 2009)
• Issue 06 - Pulmonary Fibrosis (Feb 2010)
• Issue 07 - Complications in Lung Procedures (April 2010)
• Issue 08 - Tuberculosis (Oct 2010)
• Issue 09 - Think Tank Reviews (Feb 2011)
• Issue 10 - Pro/Con Debates (Jan 2011)

Further Virtual Issues are planned for the near future.

Watch out for our exciting new review series for 2011:

• "Cutting Edge Technologies", edited by Prof. Darryl Knight, highlighting novel technologies in respiratory research.
• "Pleural Diseases", edited by Prof. Jose Porcel, updates advances made in the field since the series was first published in Respirology in 2004.
• "Respiratory Health Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region" covers very topical issues such as lung cancer treatment for Asian women with EGFR mutations, the problems with reference values for respiratory function among ethnic groups, as well as articles focusing on effects on lung health from bushfires, growing asbestos use in Asia and natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region.
• This year, Respirology's ever popular "A Year in Review" series features in Volume 16 Issue 3.

Here are some direct links to recent highlights:

• Pro-con debate

  Now available as a Virtual Issue, with free access!

  This series started in Volume 15 Issue 1 with a debate on Public health management of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection in Australia: A failure! Debated between Prof. Grant Waterer and Dr. Christine Jenkins and moderated by Dr. David Hui, this pro-con debate was picked up by the press and made the headlines in Australia. The final Pro-con debate appeared in Volume 15 Issue 8 with The debate on CXR utilization and interpretation is only just beginning. The debate was moderated by Prof. Fergus Gleeson with the Pro argument put forward by Prof. Atul Mehta and Dr. Ai-Ping Chua while Dr. Moulay Meziane debated the Con.

• Think Tank

  Now available as a Virtual Issue, with free access! This series featured in the first 6 issues of Respirology in 2010 and raised issues on different topics such as Lung Cancer, Asthma, Thoracic Surgery, OSA and more. The final instalment in Volume 15 issue 6 is a review by A/Prof. Martin Kolb and colleagues: Have advanced research technologies made real impact on respiratory medicine?

All review articles published within the last two years are now available FREE online.

A full table of contents is available for each issue.

Before preparing your paper, take advantage of the special 'Write' Way for Authors video, which shows how to improve your prospects of having your paper accepted for publication.

All manuscripts should be submitted online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/res

For assistance please contact the Editorial Office at: respirol@liwa.uwa.edu.au

For more information regarding Respirology, including instructions for authors, please visit the journal's homepage: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1440-1843

Online sample issues are available on Wiley InterScience: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.2010.15.issue-1/issuetoc