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ACS Chemical Health & Safety

ACS Chemical Health & Safety reports on chemical safety, security, risk assessment and management, incident case studies and hazard warnings, and other influential safety topics.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1878-0504
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Diamond open access; publication is completely free of charge for authors and readers.

Submission Instructions

ACS Chemical Health & Safety accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Article

Cover Letter A complete cover letter is required. The cover letter should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief and describe the relevance of the work and the intended audience.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract should be approximately 250 words or fewer. An unstructured abstract is required.
Manuscript Article must include clearly identified standard sections used to report original research, and safety information must be placed in the Experimental section. A graphical summary for the table of contents must be included, Supporting Information descriptions must appear before the Acknowledgement and References sections, and any use of AI tools for text or image generation must be disclosed in the manuscript.
References References should follow ACS Style Guide publication style. References must be cited in the text by consecutive superscript Arabic numbers and be complete with titles, issue numbers where applicable, DOIs, CASSI journal abbreviations, and page ranges.
Figures & Tables Figures should be embedded within the manuscript text close to their first mention, while Supporting Information figures and tables must be uploaded as separate files. A table of contents graphic is required at the end of the manuscript or uploaded separately, each figure must have a brief caption, and each table must have a brief title or caption.
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Review

Cover Letter A complete cover letter addressed to the Editor-in-Chief is required. The cover letter should describe the relevance of the work and the intended audience.
Abstract An abstract is required and must be included in the manuscript file. Abstract should be approximately 250 words or fewer. Abstract should be unstructured.
Manuscript Review must be concise yet comprehensive, provide a balanced view of the topic, and be written by experts for nonexperts for a general audience with academic and industry relevance. A graphical summary for the table of contents must be included, and any use of AI tools for text or image generation must be disclosed in the Acknowledgments or another appropriate manuscript section.
References References should follow ACS style. References must be cited in the text with consecutive superscript Arabic numbers and be complete with titles, CASSI journal abbreviations, page ranges, issue numbers where applicable, and DOIs.
Figures & Tables Figures should be embedded within the manuscript text close to their first mention, while nonessential figures and tables must be uploaded separately as Supporting Information. Each figure must be clearly labeled with a brief caption, each table must have a brief title or caption, and reproduced material in Reviews requires copyright permission.
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Case Study

Cover Letter A complete cover letter is required. Cover letter should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief and describe the relevance of the work and the intended audience.
Abstract An abstract is required and must be included in the manuscript file. Abstract should be approximately 250 words or fewer.
Manuscript Case Studies must describe and analyze a scenario, identify key problems or challenges, discuss the case in the context of other sources, and provide recommendations, lessons learned, or conclusions supported by evidence. A graphical summary for the table of contents must be included, and any use of AI tools for text or image generation must be disclosed in the manuscript.
References Citations and references should follow ACS style. References must be cited in the text by consecutive superscript Arabic numbers, and the reference list must be complete with titles, CASSI journal abbreviations, page ranges, issue numbers where applicable, and DOIs.
Figures & Tables Figures should be embedded within the manuscript text close to their first mention, while Supporting Information must be uploaded as separate files. Each figure must be clearly labeled with a brief caption, each table must have a brief title or caption, and the table-of-contents graphic must be provided at the end of the manuscript or uploaded separately.
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Letter

Cover Letter A complete cover letter addressed to the Editor-in-Chief must accompany the submission. The cover letter should describe the relevance of the work and the intended audience.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract should be approximately 250 words or fewer.
Manuscript The submission must be complete and use clearly identified standard sections used to report original research. A graphical summary for the table of contents must be included, and significant hazards or risks associated with the reported work should be included in the main text of a Letter.
References Citations and references should follow The ACS Style Guide. References may be provided in any style for initial submission, but they must be complete, include titles, use consecutive superscript Arabic numerals for in-text citations, and final journal titles should be abbreviated according to CASSI with complete publication information including page ranges and DOI where applicable.
Figures & Tables Figures should be embedded within the manuscript text close to the point of first mention, while supporting information files must be uploaded separately. Each figure must be clearly labeled with a brief caption, and each table must have a brief title or caption describing its contents.
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Recent Publications

New Adapters for Safe Handling of Sensitive Reagents

Kaden F. Hekker, Adam P. Jones, Amanda R. Murphy, Kyle Mikkelsen, Gregory W. O’Neil

10.1021/acs.chas.5c00213
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Identification of Autocatalysis in Organic Peroxides

Zhikun Huang, Qunyang He, Lei Wang, Peng Xi, Jiasheng Wang, Chunfeng Sun, Zhizhong Su, Jiale Huang, Yih-Shing Duh

10.1021/acs.chas.5c00196
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Why Do Safety Problems Persist in Academic Laboratories?

Khairul Hafezad Abdullah, Intan Suraya Noor Arzahan

10.1021/acs.chas.6c00028
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Epidemiological Investigation of a Corrosive Chemical Leak from a Container Depot Affecting Students at Tughlakabad, Southeast District of Delhi, India

Sushma Choudhary, Jayanti Singh, Anurag Sharma, Meera Dhuria

10.1021/acs.chas.6c00030
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Polar and Organic Phase Modulation of Lipids in Lung and Systemic Tissues Following Silica Particle Pulmonary Exposure in Mice

Jenna N. Swihart, Christina R. Ferreira, Arjun Pitchai, Akshada Shinde, Jonathan H. Shannahan

10.1021/acs.chas.5c00225
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median days for ACS Chemical Health & Safety are 9.5 from submission to first editorial decision, 40.6 from submission to first decision with peer review, 89.7 from submission to accept, and 10.5 from accept to ASAP publication.

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Is a cover letter required?

A complete cover letter is required for every manuscript and should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, describing the relevance of the work and the intended audience. It may be typed or pasted into the submission system or attached as a file.

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What are the publication costs?

ACS Chemical Health & Safety publishes articles as diamond open access under a CC BY license with no charge to authors or readers.

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Research Topics

Chemical Safety and Risk Management Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Risk and Safety Analysis Occupational Health and Safety Research History and advancements in chemistry Human auditory perception and evaluation Educational Robotics and Engineering Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Combustion and Detonation Processes Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Biotechnology and Related Fields Chemical and Environmental Engineering Research Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Various Chemistry Research Topics Biomedical and Engineering Education Fire dynamics and safety research Science, Research, and Medicine Quality and Safety in Healthcare Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Nuclear and radioactivity studies Air Quality and Health Impacts Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies

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