Affiliated with the Chinese Society of Toxicology

Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT), an internationally renowned journal, that publishes original research articles and reviews on toxic effects, in animals and humans, of natural or synthetic chemicals occurring in the human environment with particular emphasis on food, drugs, and chemicals, including agricultural and industrial safety, and consumer product safety. Areas such as safety evaluation of novel foods and ingredients, biotechnologically-derived products, and nanomaterials are included in the scope of the journal. FCT also encourages submission of papers on inter-relationships between nutrition and toxicology and on in vitro techniques, particularly those fostering the 3 Rs.

The principal aim of the journal is to publish high impact, scholarly work and to serve as a multidisciplinary forum for research in toxicology. Papers submitted will be judged on the basis of scientific originality and contribution to the field, quality and subject matter. Studies should address at least one of the following:
Adverse physiological/biochemical, or pathological changes induced by specific defined substances
New techniques for assessing potential toxicity, including molecular biology
Mechanisms underlying toxic phenomena
Toxicological examinations of specific chemicals or consumer products, both those showing adverse effects and those demonstrating safety, that meet current standards of scientific acceptability


Authors must clearly and briefly identify what novel toxic effect (s) or toxic mechanism (s) of the chemical are being reported and what their significance is in the abstract. Furthermore, sufficient doses should be included in order to provide information on NOAEL/LOAEL values.


Manuscripts describing research involving the following areas will not be considered:
materials/substances of only local interest
materials/substances for which the chemical composition is not clearly defined
only pharmacological properties, or potentially beneficial effects using in vitro or in vivo systems
chemical analyses of toxins in foods without addressing the toxic implication to humans [risk assessment should be included]
unrealistic human doses, inappropriate route of exposure, or in vitro experiments that do not reflect serum levels in humans


FCT is committed to the highest standards. Only papers that have not been previously published, that fit in the above mentioned scope, and that have been reviewed by experts in the field prior to publication will be accepted. Cover letters must state that the manuscript is new and original and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Co-authors should be individuals who have contributed substantially to the content of the papers. All authors must declare any potential conflict of interest and all financial support.

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papers reporting and interpreting original unpublished toxicological research
particularly studies promoting an understanding of the mechanisms underlying toxic effects or improvements in methods for predicting adverse effects.

Editor-in-Chief
José L. Domingo
School of Medicine, IISPV,Lab.Toxicology and Environmental Health,Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenç 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
Co-Editors
Michael Aschner, PhD
Yeshiva University Department of Molecular Pharmacology, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, New York, 10461-1900, United States Email Michael Aschner, PhD
Bryan Delaney
Global Regulatory Services, Firmenich, 250 Plainsboro Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, United States Email Bryan Delaney
Siegfried Knasmüller
Medical University of Vienna Institute of Cancer Research, Inner Medicine I, Borschkegasse 8a, A-1090, Vienna, Austria Email Siegfried Knasmüller
Chada Reddy
University of Missouri Columbia Department of Biomedical Sciences, E102 Veterinary Medical Building, 1600 Rollins, Columbia, Missouri, 65211-4400, United States Email Chada Reddy
RIFM Managing Editor
Aristides Tsatsakis
University of Crete Laboratory of Toxicology and Forensic Chemistry, 71409, Irakleio, Greece
Associate Editors
Qasim Chaudhry
Fera Science Ltd, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom Email Qasim Chaudhry
Roger Clemens
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States Email Roger Clemens
Mark Feeley
Health Canada Bureau of Chemical Safety, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, K1A OL2, Ontario, Canada Email Mark Feeley
Swaran Jeet Singh Flora
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli, 229206, Raebareli, India Email Swaran Jeet Singh Flora
Guillermina Font
University of Valencia Department of Medicine, Avgda Vicent Andres Estelles s/n, Burjassot, 46010, Valencia, Spain Email Guillermina Font
Milen Georgiev
Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Boulevard, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Email Milen Georgiev
Salmaan Inayat-Hussain
Petroliam Nasional Bhd, 50088, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email Salmaan Inayat-Hussain
Demetrios Kouretas
University of Thessaly Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Larissa, GreeceEmail Demetrios Kouretas
Claire L. Kruger
Spherix Inc, Bethesda, MD 20817, United States Email Claire L. Kruger
Byung-Mu Lee
Sungkyunkwan University Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Cheoncheon-dong 300, 440-746, Suwon-si, Korea, Republic of Email Byung-Mu Lee
Palma Ann Marone
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Department of Pathology, Richmond, Virginia, , United States Email Palma Ann Marone
Silvia Berlanga de Moraes Barros
Sao Paulo University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brazil Email Silvia Berlanga de Moraes Barros
Yeonhwa Park, PhD
University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Food Science, 102 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003-9282, United States Email Yeonhwa Park, PhD
Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens
Wageningen University Sub-department of Toxicology, Postbus 8000, Bodenummer 92, 6700 EA, Wageningen, Netherlands Email Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens
Saura Sahu
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 6502 South Archer Road, College Park, Maryland, IL 60501, United States Email Saura Sahu
Dieter Schrenk
Technical University Kaiserslautern Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Erwin-Schroedinger-Str. 52, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany Email Dieter Schrenk
Emeritus Editors
Alan R. Boobis
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine - Hammersmith Campus, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, United Kingdom
Joseph F. Borzelleca
Toxicology & Pharmacology Inc, Richmond, Virginia, VA 23229-7319, United States
A. Wallace Hayes
Harvard University Department of Environmental Health, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02115-6021, United States
Hans Verhagen
European Food Safety Authority, Netherlands
Gary Williams
Founding Editor
The late Leon Golberg
International Editorial Board
Naveen Arora
CSIR Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
Susan Barlow
Andrew Bartholomaeus
University of Canberra Discipline of Pharmacy, Canberra, Australia
Nursen Basaran
Hacettepe University Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Ankara, Turkey
Maurizio Battino, PhD, DSc, MS, MD (Hon)
Polytechnic University of Marche Department of Specialised Clinical Sciences and Odontostomatology, Ancona, Italy
Albert Braeuning
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Department Food Safety, Berlin, Germany
Felix Carvalho
University of Porto Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto, Portugal
Martin Clift
Coleg Meddygaeth, Swansea, United Kingdom
T.F.X. Collins
Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
Adrian Covaci
University of Antwerp Toxicological Centre, Wilrijk, Belgium
Deven Dandekar
Citoxlab USA, Stilwell, Kansas, United States
Mukul Das
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
Barry Delclos
National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
Daniel Doerge
National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States
Maria Dusinska
Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Margherita Ferrante
University of Catania Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences Advanced Technologies GF Ingrassia, Catania, Italy
Isabel Ferreira
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Braganca, Portugal
Metka Filipic
National Institute of Biology Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kirill Golokhvast
Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
Haroon Khan, BPharm, MPhil, PhD
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Department of Pharmacy, Mardan, Pakistan
Kamil Kuca
University Hospital Hradec Kralove Biomedical Research Centre, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Pamela Magee
Ulster University School of Biomedical Sciences, Coleraine, Londonderry, United Kingdom
Howard I. Maibach
University of California San Francisco Department of Dermatology, San Francisco, California, United States
Alberto Mantovani
National Institute of Health, Roma, Italy
Andrey Nikiforov
Toxicology Regulatory Services, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Andreas Tsakalof
University of Thessaly Department of Medicine, Larisa, Greece
Luis Gilbert Valerio, Jr.
Center for Tobacco Products, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Paul White
Health Canada Radiation Protection Bureau, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jianbo Xiao
University of Macau, Taipa, Macao