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The Journal of the ISRP has been published regularly since 1984, and is published twice a year. Since 2002, the journal has also been published on-line, along with the printed version. To date, almost 100 issues of the journal have been compiled, printed and distributed to members. This means hundreds of research papers and articles over some 4,500 pages. All journals have been scanned and are available electronically to members.

Starting with Volume 41, No. 2, 2024 all new journal articles are open access.

Past Issues are only available to members, and requires members to Log In to access the Journal. Abstracts and Open Access articles are available to Public.

Development and Evaluation of Soft Headforms Representing Japanese Facial Features for Improved Respirator Fit Testing

Hiroki Haruta, Hisashi Yuasa


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Development and Evaluation of Soft Headforms Representing Japanese Facial Features for Improved Respirator Fit Testing (Vol. 42, No 2., 2025) (pdf, 868 KB) (45 downloads)

Performance Evaluation of a New Respirator Fit Testing Apparatus (Sibata MT-11D) against the Established PortaCount Fit Tester (TSI 8048)

Xinyi Niu, Michael Yermakov, Sergey
A. Grinshpun


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Performance Evaluation of a New Respirator Fit Testing Apparatus (Sibata MT-11D) against the Established PortaCount Fit Tester (TSI 8048) (Vol. 42, No. 2, 2025) (pdf, 552 KB) (63 downloads)

Performance of different classes of Filtering Facepiece Respirators toward nanoparticles

C. Brochot and A. Bahloul


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Performance of different classes of Filtering Facepiece Respirators toward nanoparticles (Vol. 42, No. 2, 2025) (pdf, 1.34 MB) (32 downloads)

Low-cost FFP2 face masks from the COVID-19 pandemic era – what size range do one size products actually cover?

Ikram Abdellaoui, David Schnura,
Tobias Kalisch


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Low-cost FFP2 respirators from the COVID-19 pandemic era – what size range do one size products actually cover? (Vol. 42, No. 2, 2025) (pdf, 826 KB) (3 downloads)

Informing the Public’s Unassisted Use of Diverse Facepieces Designed to Form a Seal: Quantitative, Comparative Testing Using the ASTM F3502 Leakage Assessment Test Method

Chris Baglin, Paul Baglin, Axel Bawor,
Fiona Henriquez, William Mackay


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Informing the Public’s Unassisted Use of Diverse Facepieces Designed to Form a Seal: Quantitative, Comparative Testing Using the ASTM F3502 Leakage Assessment Test Method (Vol. 42, No. 2, 2025) (pdf, 1.01 MB) (5 downloads)

Developing Regulatory Framework and Performance Criteria for Children’s Respiratory Protective Devices

Jonathan Szalajda, Jessica TredinnickHiggins, Margaret Sietsema, Claire J. Horwell, Stephanie Holm, Stephanie Lynch, Simon Smith, Caroline Johnson


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Developing Regulatory Framework and Performance Criteria for Children's Respiratory Protective Devices (Vol. 42, No. 2, 2025) (pdf, 1.15 MB) (6 downloads)

Complete Journal, JISRP Vol. 42 No. 2 2025

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Complete Journal – JISRP Vol. 42 No. 2 2025 (pdf, 4.22 MB)

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pdf Vol. 37, No. 1, 2020 pp. 19 – 35 Yan (open access) ( pdf )
pdf Complete Journal – JISRP Vol. 41. No. 2 2024 ( pdf )
pdf Complete Journal – JISRP Vol. 42 No. 1 2025 ( pdf )
pdf Vol. 24. No. 3. and No. 4. 2007 pp. 93 – 107 Viscusi (open access) ( pdf )
pdf Accelerated Aging of Surgical N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) Straps: Pressure Reactor vs. Oven Aging Methods: Supplemental Materials ( pdf )
pdf Demystifying APFs for RPE: Attempting the impossible (Vol. 40, No. 2, 2023) ( pdf )
pdf Next-Generation Custom-Fit Reusable Respiratory Protective Device with Continuous Fit Monitoring – Part III: 3D Printing of Prototypes and Evaluation (Vol. 41 No. 2 2024) ( pdf )
pdf Do child-size respirators sold in Indonesia and Nepal meet standard adult performance requirements for filtration and air resistance, and requirements as modified for children? (Vol. 42 No. 1 2025) ( pdf )
pdf Minimum oxygen concentration in breathing gas: Effects of altitude (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2024) ( pdf )
pdf Accelerated Aging of Surgical N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) Straps: Pressure Reactor Vs. Oven Aging Methods (Vol. 42 No. 1 2025) ( pdf )