Topics covered include Origin and microbiology Genomics and structure Mode of action Biochemistry and host response The botulism disease and treatment, incl. case studies/epidemiology Diagnostics Botulinum as a weapon and protection Characterisation and antidote developments Basis of therapeutic uses of botulinum Diseases under treatment Research on currently available pharmaceutical products New applications/development of therapeutics Botulinum as a cosmeceutical More on this journal... Objectives The objectives of TBJ are to disseminate knowledge, to provide a learned reference in the field, and to establish channels of communication amongst academics, medical and public health research experts, the pharmaceutical industry, the cosmetics industry, policy makers, and executives in industry, commerce and investment institutions. TBJ provides a forum to exchange scholarly ideas relevant to health, science, application and regulatory issues related to the botulinum neurotoxin and Clostridium botulinum. Readership Professionals in medicine, the pharmaceutical industry and the cosmetics industry Academics involved and interested in teaching and research in the fundamental as well as applied aspects of botulinum and Clostridium botulinum Government researchers involved in developing countermeasures against botulinum threat, and involved in safe use of botulinum as therapeutics Industry researchers interested in developing new products based on botulinum neurotoxin Policy makers involved in biodefense, homeland security, public safety, and regulatory compliance General public interested in the use of botulinum-based pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals Contents TBJ publishes original and review papers, commentaries, technical reports, analytical models, mathematical simulations, case studies, conference reports, book reviews, notes, managerial and policy issues and news. Contributions may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for Special Issues and publications are welcome.   Hide

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Editor

• Singh, Bal Ram, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, USA
  (tbjumassd.edu)

Associate Editors

• Adler, Michael, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, USA
• Jankovic, Joseph, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

EB Members

• Aoki, Roger, Allergan, USA
• Borodic, Gary E., Harvard Medical School, USA
• Brunger, Axel, Stanford University, USA
• Dhaked, Ram Kumar, Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), India
• Dolly, J. Oliver, Dublin City University, Ireland
• Dressler, Dirk, Hannover Medical School, Germany
• Hall, Robert, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
• Janda, Kim D., Scripps Research Institute, USA
• Johnson, Eric A., Food Research Institute, USA
• Keller, James, Food and Drug Administration, USA
• Lebeda, Frank, USAMRIID, USA
• McArdle, Joseph J., UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School, USA
• Millard, Charles B., Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA
• Minton, Nigel P., University of Nottingham, UK
• Moore, Austen Peter, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, UK
• Oguma, K., Okayama University Medical School, Japan
• Oyler, George, Synaptic Research LLC, USA
• Peck, Mike, Institute of Food Research, UK
• Pickett, Andy, Toxin Science Limited, UK
• Poulain, Bernard, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, France
• Sesardic, Dorothea, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, NIBSC, UK
• Sharma, Shashi K., US Food and Drug Administration, USA
• Shone, Clifford, Health Protection Agency, UK
• Smith, Leonard A., United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, USA
• Swaminathan, Subramanyam, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

A few essentials for publishing in this journal

 

• Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (taken to mean more than 50%) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
• All our articles are refereed through a double-blind process.
• All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors is available.

 

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Prof. Bal Ram Singh (tbjumassd.edu).