Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP is published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and its content is free online. Print issues are available by paid subscription.DISCLAIMER
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina
Introduction
Volume 104, Supplement 1, March 1996
Reviews in Environmental Health
Thomas J. Goehl
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina
Introduction
In April 1993, after 20 years of publication as primarily a series of
monographs, Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) underwent significant
changes. The journal was reborn as a monthly publication together with a
series of supplements. The EHP monthly issues present cutting-edge research
articles as well as a forum for the discussion of environmental issues and
the presentation of news. The series of supplements continues the EHP tradition
of publishing monographs based on critical environmental issues and conference
proceedings as well as an annual review of environmental health.
In our continuing effort to improve the journal we are expanding the
size and scope of our annual review issue. The objectives of the review
articles have not changed, i.e., to summarize new developments in environmentally
relevant areas, to provide a perspective for these new findings, and
to provide sufficient background information for those not familiar
with the specific topic. The current annual review issue has twelve
review articles covering topics ranging from new developments in computational
chemistry to the toxicology of chlorofluorocarbon replacements. We
intend to further expand the review issue in future years.
In the first anniversary issue of the new EHP our editors-in-chief
"...rededicate(d) this journal to the communication of science and
information leading to understanding and rational decision making, the preservation
of the environment, and improvements in the quality of life for all inhabitants
of the earth." In the current expanded annual review issue we have
tried to provide information to encourage our readership to reach beyond
their own scientific specialties and expand their depth and breadth
of knowledge. It is our belief that cross-fertilization between scientific
disciplines is critical in the continuing development of our understanding
of the impact of the environment on human health.
