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Editors-in-Chief

Paul D Blanc, University of California San Francisco, USA
Doris Klingelhöfer, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

The history of occupational health on the African continent

An inteThe history of occupational health on the African continent Fig 1 Building a Catafalque, Tomb of Ipuy. New Kingdom, Ramesside (ca. 1295–1213 BCE). Painted from image at Deir el Medina by Norman de Garis Davies (1865 − 1941). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, USA. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548572 (Public Domain) Accessed 25 January 2025 © The authors: Riva, M.A., Dekel, R., Nemery, B. et al.grated approach to the history of occupational health on the African continent provides context for better understanding current problems and for anticipating future trends.

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Chemical hazards for pregnant workers

Pregnant woman at work, sitting at a desk in an office  CIPHR Connect, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons © CIPHR Connect, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsThe authors review how EU member states implement the Pregnant Workers Directive by analysing national guidance documents and relevant literature. 

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Occupational hazards among motorcycle food delivery riders

Motorcycle Food Delivery Rider in traffic Image by 远泽 江 from Pixabay © Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/江远泽泽泽-17369425/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5451838">远泽 江</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5451838">Pixabay</a>The study aimed to investigate the working conditions, occupational hazards, health issues, use of personal protective equipment, and the association between occupational hazards and health effects among Motorcycle Food Delivery Riders in Thailand.

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Aims and scope

Aimed at clinicians and researchers, the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology is a multi-disciplinary, open access journal which publishes original research on the clinical and scientific aspects of occupational and environmental health. 

With high-quality peer review and quick decision times, we welcome submissions on the diagnosis, prevention, management, and scientific analysis of occupational diseases, injuries, and disability. The journal also covers the promotion of health of workers, their families, and communities, and ranges from rehabilitation to tropical medicine and public health aspects.

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About the society

The European Society for Environmental and Occupational Medicine (EOM) was founded in 2011 by a group of European scientists who recognized a need for cooperative European efforts supporting the research in the areas of environmental and occupational health.

EOM aims to strengthen independent interdisciplinary basic biomedical research on emerging new environmental work-related health problems.

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  • Citation Impact 
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.7 (2024)    
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.9 (2024)    
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.007 (2024)    
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.765 (2024)

    Speed 
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 4
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 77

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