Aims and scope
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology publishes review articles pertaining to the sources, transport, fate and effects of contaminants in the environment. The journal provides a place for the publication of critical reviews of the current knowledge and understanding of environmental sciences in order to provide insight into contaminant pathways, fate and behavior in environmental compartments and the possible consequences of their presence, with multidisciplinary contributions from the fields of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, ecology, molecular and cellular biology (in an environmental context), and human, wildlife and environmental toxicology.
This journal does not typically consider submissions dealing with technical aspects of occupational exposure and its effects in humans. However, submissions addressing these topic areas may be considered where there exists a strong link to the receiving environment, and/or the identification of emerging contaminants of concern. The journal will also consider submissions describing techniques for remediation of contaminants in environmental matrixes (e.g., soil, water, air), with a particular emphasis on low-cost solutions that do not require advanced treatment technologies.
All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field. Reviewers will be asked to consider coverage and critical appraisal of the subject, originality , relevance, and impact to the wider scientific community.
Authors writing English as a second language are encouraged to have their manuscript edited by a primary English language speaker or by a professional editing firm.
Abstracts, short communications and notes will not be accepted. Where appropriate, such submissions may be referred to our companion journals, the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (BECT) for shorter articles, while full-length research articles are appropriate for Archives of Environmental Contaminant and Toxicology (AECT). RECT prefers extended reviews of a length including references of more than 5,000 words, and without an upper word count limit. Authors may directly contact the Editor-in-Chief if they wish to clarify which publication is most suited for their submission.
This journal does not typically consider submissions dealing with technical aspects of occupational exposure and its effects in humans. However, submissions addressing these topic areas may be considered where there exists a strong link to the receiving environment, and/or the identification of emerging contaminants of concern. The journal will also consider submissions describing techniques for remediation of contaminants in environmental matrixes (e.g., soil, water, air), with a particular emphasis on low-cost solutions that do not require advanced treatment technologies.
All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field. Reviewers will be asked to consider coverage and critical appraisal of the subject, originality , relevance, and impact to the wider scientific community.
Authors writing English as a second language are encouraged to have their manuscript edited by a primary English language speaker or by a professional editing firm.
Abstracts, short communications and notes will not be accepted. Where appropriate, such submissions may be referred to our companion journals, the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (BECT) for shorter articles, while full-length research articles are appropriate for Archives of Environmental Contaminant and Toxicology (AECT). RECT prefers extended reviews of a length including references of more than 5,000 words, and without an upper word count limit. Authors may directly contact the Editor-in-Chief if they wish to clarify which publication is most suited for their submission.