International Journal of Toxicology publishes timely, peer-reviewed papers on current topics important to toxicologists. Six bi-monthly issues cover a wide range of topics, including contemporary issues in toxicology, safety assessments, novel approaches to toxicological testing, mechanisms of toxicity, biomarkers, and risk assessment. The Journal also publishes invited reviews on contemporary topics, and features articles based on symposia. In addition, supplemental issues are routinely published on various special topics, including three supplements devoted to contributions from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel.
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/uito. Authors will be asked to set up an online account in the SAGETRACK system, powered by ScholarOne. For questions regarding submission, contact Mary Beth Genter, Editor-in-Chief at gentermb@ucmail.uc.edu.
Style: International Journal of Toxicology follows the American Medical Association (AMA) format for text, citations, and references. Authors submitting manuscripts to International Journal of Toxicology should consult the 10th Edition of the AMA Manual of Style.
References must be numbered sequentially in the text, and listed in numerical order at the end of the text
Typical entry for a journal article: Almeida AF, Nation PN, Guidotti TL. Mechanism and treatment of sulfide-induced coma: A rat model. Int J Toxicol. 2008;27(3):287-293.
Typical entry for journal article with >6 authors (list first 3, then et al.): Politano VT, Lewis EM, Hoberman AM, et al. Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of methyl dihydrojasmonate (MJD) in rats. Int J Toxicol. 2008;27(3):295-299.
Entry for book chapter:
Baker H, Genter MB. The olfactory system and nasal mucosa as portals of entry of viruses, drugs, and other exogenous agents into the brain. In: Doty RL, ed. Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc; 2003:549.
Submission: The following will be requested during online submission: (a) names, credentials, and complete contact information for the corresponding author; names, credentials, positions, and email addresses for all co-authors; (b) cover letter to the Editor stating explicitly that the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal; (c) abstract of 250 words or less; (d) key words; (e) abbreviations; and (f) one complete, double spaced Microsoft Word file of the article with the following components listed in order of appearance:
Abstract Main body of the article Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion Acknowledgements Conflict(s) of interest Figure legends References Tables
Figures will be uploaded separately and should meet the following criteria: 300 dpi or higher in resolution .jpg or .tif files
Please keep in mind that manuscripts will not be reviewed until all necessary information has been submitted.
Conflict of Interest disclosure: Authors are required to disclose any possible conflicts of interest. Sufficient disclosure may include divulging affiliation as members of industrial or governmental organizations, academic support, non-profit consulting, advocacy, and all sources of financial and material support for studies and manuscripts submitted.
Guidelines for Ethical Publications: The American College of Toxicology Policy on the Use of Animals in Toxicology is published in Issue 1 each year, and copies may be requested from the Editor. Manuscripts submitted to International Journal of Toxicology should clearly state their compliance with the guidelines and principles listed therein.
International Journal of Toxicology will accept for review manuscripts which contain data obtained from human subjects. Research involving human subjects must be conducted with appropriate and competent oversight, such as provided by and Institutional Review Board (IRB), and ethics committee (EC), or similar independent organization and must comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Organization; http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm). The manuscript should state in the Methods section how participants were recruited and whether participants gave informed consent. In addition, information must be included in the manuscript that clearly states the number of human subjects recruited and descries the study procedures and data collection techniques. The Editor reserves the right to examine such documentation. No paper will be considered for review and publication without this documentation from the authors.
Guidelines for manuscripts describing natural products/natural products extracts: International Journal of Toxicology receives numerous submissions that focus on natural products or derivatives (most commonly extracts). In order to ensure the scientific reproducibility and quality of these submissions, the following parameters, at a minimum, must be addressed in the manuscript: (a) source and availability of material [including whether wild or cultivated]; (b) selection of material [in the case of plants, the plant selected for collection should be taxonomically the same as recommended by the national pharmacopeia or other related document]; (c) collection of the material; (d) processing and preparation of material; (e) storage conditions; (f) method(s) used to assure stability; (g) phytochemical analysis of the material, or other analytical evaluation that demonstrates the composition of the material. Excellent guidance on preparation and testing of natural products, their extracts, etc. has been detailed by the World Health Organization (http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241546271.pdf) and the Foundation for Medical Research, India (http://www.aifo.it/english/resources/online/books/other/tradmedicine06/TradMedicine-birdi.pdf).