Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal

Academic journal

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 publishing original research on the mechanisms by which foreign chemicals cause toxic tissue injury.
Chemical substances covered in the journal include

• industrial compounds
• environmental pollutants
• hazardous wastes
• drugs
  DRUGS
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• pesticides
• chemical warfare
  Chemical warfare
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   agents.

Scope

The scope of the journal ranges from molecular and cellular mechanisms of action to the consideration of mechanistic evidence in establishing regulatory policy.

The journal covers:

• in vivo
  In vivo
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   studies with standard and alternative species
• in vitro
  In vitro
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   studies and alternative methodologies
• pharmacokinetics
  Pharmacokinetics
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   and pharmacodynamics
  Pharmacodynamics
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• mathematical modelling and computer programs
• forensic analyses
• risk assessment
• data collection and analysis

Editor-in-Chief

Rakesh Dixit, Ph.D, is the Editor-in-Chief of Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods.

Publication Format

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods publishes 9 issues per year in simultaneous print and online editions.

External links

• Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods homepage of Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods
• informapharmascience.com homepage of Informa Pharmaceutical Science, the division of Informa that publishes Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods
• Informa UK Ltd Informa plc is the leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional and commercial business communities.