Environmental Medicine and Toxicology

Environmental Medicine and Toxicology

Aims and Scope

The Environmental Medicine and Toxicology (EMT) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes high-quality scientific contributions advancing the understanding of environmental influences on human health, toxicological mechanisms, and evidence-based solutions for disease prevention and health promotion.

The journal welcomes Original research articles, Review articles, Case study articles, Book reviews, Letters, Viewpoints and Opinions, policy brief, and Editorials in the following broad thematic areas (but not limited to):

I.  Environmental Health & Epidemiology 
-Environmental and social determinants of health
-Environmental epidemiology and exposure assessment
-Biomonitoring of environmental pollutants in human populations
-Health impact assessment of environmental hazards
-Environmental and ecological health (ecosystem approaches to human health)

II. Toxicology & Risk Assessment 
-Molecular, cellular, and epigenetic toxicology
-Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology
-Nanotoxicology and nanomaterial safety
-Medical and pharmaceutical toxicology
-Environmental toxicology (chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, and emerging contaminants)
-Health risk assessment of environmental and occupational exposures
-Developmental and reproductive toxicology 
-Neurotoxicology 
-Immunotoxicology
-Endocrine toxicology 
-Aquatic toxicology
-Terrestrial toxicology 
-Food toxicology
-Regulatory toxicology
-Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs)
-Ecological risk assessment 
-Cardiovascular toxicology

III. Climate Change & Health 
-Climate change and its direct/indirect health consequences
-Air pollution and respiratory/cardiovascular health
-Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in a changing climate
-Extreme weather events and public health preparedness
-Planetary health and sustainable development

IV.  Chronic Diseases & Public Health 
-Environmentally related non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
-Cancer epidemiology and environmental carcinogens
-Metabolic, endocrine, and neurological disorders linked to environmental exposures
-Health promotion and disease prevention strategies
-Nutritional health and environmental epidemiology

V. Environmental Policy, Management & Innovation 
-Environmental health policy, management, and economics
-Clean technologies and innovations for pollution reduction and remediation
-Green chemistry and sustainable industrial practices
-Environmental justice and health equity
-One Health approach: human-animal-environment interface

VI. Emerging & Cross-Cutting Topics
-Exposome and systems toxicology
-Artificial intelligence and big data in environmental health
-Environmental epigenetics and transgenerational effects
-Behavioral and social responses to environmental risks
-Digital health solutions for environmental risk communication

VII. Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmacology
-Pharmaceutical toxicology
-Clinical toxicology and poisoning management
-Environmental pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
-Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine
-Green pharmacy
-Pharmaceutical waste and ecopharmacology
-Pharmacovigilance
-Drug–pollutant interactions
-Nanopharmacology and nanotoxicology
-Rational drug design and discovery

VIII. Laboratory Sciences & Diagnostics
-Biomarkers of exposure, effect, and susceptibility
-Biomonitoring
-Novel laboratory methods and technologies
-Analytical toxicology and trace analysis
-Environmental pathology
-Molecular diagnostics and omics technologies
-Point-of-care testing and biosensors
-Quality assurance and laboratory accreditation
-Bioinformatics and computational toxicology
-Clinical laboratory medicine in environmental health

IX. Clinical Sciences and Medical Specialties in Environmental Medicine
-Internal medicine and its subspecialties regarding toxins 
-Neurosciences and behavioral medicine concerning toxins 
-Maternal, pediatric, and geriatric medicine regarding environmental exposures
-Oncology and endocrinology specialties concerning environmental carcinogenesis
-Clinical specialties and emergency care in the context of environmental and occupational exposures

*Other interdisciplinary topics related to environmental medicine and toxicology.