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Collection: Hepatitis C
The 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for their discovery of Hepatitis C virus. In celebration of what they started and showcasing areas of research that have since emerged, we here present a collection of articles from the BMC Biology, BMC Medicine, Genome Medicine and the BMC Series Journals on biology, diagnosis and treatment and wider public health and medical outcomes of the Hepatitis C virus and its infection.
BMC Series Focus Issues
September: Patient and public involvement in research
In recognition of World Patient Safety Awareness day on 17th September, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. We have collated free-to-read content from across our journals - showcasing patient perspectives, research into the study of PPI, and engaging public partners as co-authors in research.
August: Breastfeeding
In celebration of World Breastfeeding week in the beginning of August, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Breastfeeding. We have collated open-access content from across our journals to highlight research into breastfeeding behaviors and care for lactating women, infant and child health, biology of breastfeeding, and more.
Featured articles
Adverse drug reactions in children
Can we use the Adverse Drug Event Report database for drug safety surveillance in Children? This study on the Japanese database evaluates.
Can Statin combat antipsychotics-induced weight gain?
In this study in young rats, the authors test the efficacy of statin interventions and particularly, Simvastatin, in reversing second generation antipsychotics-induced dyslipidemia.
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Mitochondrial targeted antioxidants, mitoquinone and SKQ1, not vitamin C, mitigate doxorubicin-induced damage in H9c2 myoblast: pretreatment vs. co-treatment
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Pharmacokinetic herb-drug interactions between Aidi injection and doxorubicin in rats with diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocellular carcinoma
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Pharmacovigilance study of anti-infective-related acute kidney injury using the Japanese adverse drug event report database
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Quality of selected anti-retroviral medicines: Tanzania Mainland market as a case study
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A review of the differences and similarities between generic drugs and their originator counterparts, including economic benefits associated with usage of generic medicines, using Ireland as a case study
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Deflazacort: therapeutic index, relative potency and equivalent doses versus other corticosteroids
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Toxicological evaluation of therapeutic and supra-therapeutic doses of Cellgevity® on reproductive function and biochemical indices in Wistar rats
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Rosacea-like facial rash related to metformin administration in a young woman
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A case report of zinc phosphide poisoning: complicated by acute renal failure and tubulo interstitial nephritis
Aims and scope
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of chemically defined therapeutic and toxic agents. The journal welcomes submissions from all fields of experimental and clinical pharmacology including clinical trials and toxicology.
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Highlights of the BMC Series – July 2021
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77 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
49 days to first decision for all manuscripts
192 days from submission to acceptance
17 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
2.483 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.806 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.084 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.618 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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