Mycotoxins
A section of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651).
Section Information
Section Information
The “Mycotoxins” section of Toxins is designated to the submission of high quality manuscripts that report new investigations into all aspects of research on mycotoxins, including but not limited to: mechanisms of action; mycotoxin transport; mycotoxin detection strategies; structure–activity relationships; binding agents and deactivators of mycotoxins; mycotoxin biosynthesis; mycotoxin evolution and classification; and clinical effects and case reports. The editors will also consider reviews that summarize current thinking or present controversial viewpoints to stimulate further discussion. Short communications that report important self-contained observations are also welcome.
Keywords
Aflatoxins; Alternaria; animal modelling; antibodies; apoptosis; aptamers; Aspergillus; biochemistry; bioinformatics; biosynthesis; carcinogen; classification; citrinin; clinical studies; contamination, comet assay; coumarins; crops; cytotoxicity; detection methods; diagnostic methods; DNA adducts; DNA binding; DNA cleavage; DNA damage; environmental contaminants; ergot alkaloids; exposure; fungi; fusarium; gene expression profiling; hepatotoxins; humidity; immunotoxins, intracellular transport; in vitro diagnostics; lactone; maize; mass spectrometry; mechanism of action; metabolism; molecular modelling; mutagenicity; mycoses; mycotoxicoses; natural products; necrosis; nephrotoxicity; neurotoxins; NMR; patulin, pathology; PCR; peanuts; peptides; Penicillum; pharmacology; pharmacokinetics; physiology; polyketides; protein; proteomics; purification; ochratoxins, oxidative stress; regulations; receptor interaction; spores; therapeutic intervention; therapeutic molecules; teratogens; toxin; trichothecenes; wheat; X-ray crystallography; zearalenone
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Advances in Contamination, Detection and Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Mycotoxin Co-Contamination:Cooccurrence, Interaction, Toxicological Mechanisms and, Risk Assessment in Agri-Products, Food and Feed (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Aflatoxins: Contamination, Analysis and Control (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- The Dark Side of Fusarium Head Blight: How They Cause Infection (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Mycotoxins and Spoilage Fungi in Agricultural Products and Foods: Current Status and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food Chains: Occurrence, Detection and Control (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Occurrence, Toxicity, Metabolism, Analysis Methods and Control Strategies of Mycotoxins (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Molecular Response of Hosts to Fungal Toxins (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Editorial Board Members' Collection: Occurrence, Climate Change, Crop Intensification, Biological Invasions, and Epidemics in Global Mycotoxin Challenge (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins: Challenges and Emerging Threats (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Biomonitoring of Mycotoxins the Silent Invaders, Their Subtle Assault on Human and Animal Health (Deadline: 2 May 2026)
- Advanced Analytical Technologies in Mycotoxins Detection for the One-Health (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Mycotoxins in Food and Feeds: Human Health and Animal Nutrition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Mycotoxin Detection, Assessment, and Detoxification (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- The Effects of Mycotoxins on Reproductive Physiology and Other Health in Animals and Humans (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Mycotoxins and Animal Health: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Mycotoxin Resistance (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Detection and Removal of Mycotoxins in Food (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Prevention and Remediation of Mycotoxins (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Biosynthesis and Detoxification of Mycotoxins (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Strategies for Mitigating Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Nutrition and Its Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Individual and Combined Effects of Emerging Mycotoxins: From Cells to Organs (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Cereals Defense: A Global Perspective on Combating Mycotoxins (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Aflatoxins: From Biosynthesis to Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Mycotoxin Determination: From Risk Assessment to Global Management Strategies (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Mycotoxin Occurrence, Toxicology, and Effects on Animals, Animal Feeds and Detoxification Methods (Deadline: 28 August 2026)
- Metabolism and Toxicology of Mycotoxins and Their Masked Forms: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Plant Pathology: Virulence and Plant Responses (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Contamination, Biomonitoring and Cell Metabolism of Mycotoxins (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Mycotoxins in Food Safety: Challenges and Biocontrol Strategies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Biomonitoring and Human Exposure on Mycotoxins: One Health (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Novel Strategies for Mycotoxin Prevention and Control in Food and Feed (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Fifty Years On from Deoxynivalenol (DON) Discovery—a Themed Issue in Honor of Professor J. David Miller (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Detoxification Technologies for Mycotoxins (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Mycotoxins in Food Chain: Occurrence, Analysis and Risk Management (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Diversity, Function, Biological Activity, Detoxification, Contamination, Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulation of Mycotoxins (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Biodegradation and Biodetoxification of Mycotoxins (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Fate of Regulated, Masked, Emerging Mycotoxins and Secondary Fungal Metabolites in Foods (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Aflatoxins
- Biorecognition Assays for Mycotoxins
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Fungal Metabolites: From Toxins to Therapeutics
- Evolutionary/Phylogenetic Studies of Mycotoxin Biosynthetic Pathways
- Fusarium Toxins – Relevance for Human and Animal Health
- Impact of Climate Change on Fungal Population and Mycotoxins
- Ochratoxins-Collection
- Strategies to Minimising Mycotoxin Contamination in Foods and Feeds
- Understanding Mycotoxin Occurrence in Food and Feed Chains