Food and Chemical Toxicology

Food and Chemical Toxicology is an internationally renowned toxicology journal published by Elsevier, established in 1963 as Food and Cosmetics Toxicology and renamed in 1982, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.2（Food and Chemical Toxicology）是由 Elsevier 出版的国际知名毒理学期刊，1963 年以（Food and Cosmetics Toxicology）之名创办，1982 年更名，2025 年影响因子为 3.2。

Scope

• It publishes original research and reviews on the toxic effects in animals and humans of natural or synthetic chemicals occurring in the human environment该刊发表关于人类环境中天然或合成化学物质对动物与人体毒性作用的原创研究与综述。
• Particular emphasis is placed on food, drugs and chemicals, including agricultural and industrial safety and consumer product safety尤重食品、药物与化学品，涵盖农业与工业安全以及消费品安全。
• The scope covers safety evaluation of novel foods and ingredients, biotechnologically derived products and nanomaterials收稿范围涵盖新型食品与配料、生物技术衍生制品以及纳米材料的安全性评估。
• It also addresses the mechanisms of toxicity and the risk assessment that supports regulatory decisions该刊还关注毒性机制以及支撑监管决策的风险评估。
• All contributions are strictly peer reviewed under a single anonymized review process所有稿件均经严格同行评审，采用单盲评审流程。

History

• The journal traces its origins to Food and Cosmetics Toxicology, founded in 1963 and published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association该刊源于 1963 年创办的（Food and Cosmetics Toxicology），当时为（British Industrial Biological Research Association）出版。
• It took its present title, Food and Chemical Toxicology, in 19821982 年更名为（Food and Chemical Toxicology）。
• It was originally published by Pergamon Press and is now published by Elsevier该刊最初由（Pergamon Press）出版，现由 Elsevier 出版。
• It appears monthly and had a 2025 impact factor of 3.2该刊为月刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.2。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Bryan Delaney of Haleon Global Safety, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs in the United States现任主编为（Haleon Global Safety）的 Bryan Delaney。
• The editorial team numbers about 43 members drawn from 13 countries and regions编辑团队约 43 人，来自 13 个国家和地区。
• The largest national contingents come from the United States, China and Austria人数最多的来源国为美国、中国与奥地利。
• The journal operates a single anonymized review process and it takes about four to five weeks to reach a first decision该刊采用单盲评审流程，初审决定约需四到五周。