BMC药理学和Toxicology现在已经两岁了，自从合并of the journal’s predecessorsBMC临床药理学和BMC药理学in August 2012 and as Executive Editor for the journal, I’m very pleased to see the progress we have made.

Since becoming part of theBMCserieswe have continued to uphold our principles of taking an open,inclusive和forward thinking approach to the dissemination of translational research in these fields. We are particularly delighted that we are being tracked for our first impact factor due in 2015.

将毒理学内容引入BMCseries was an important addition to the journal and the series as a whole. This highly-citedreviewbySidoryk-Wegrzynowicz and Aschneron the role of astrocytes in manganese-mediated neurotoxicity is a great example of the exciting work happening in this field, as was this研究文章on the impact of heavy metals on the mouse microbiome.

“More than other areas of research, toxicology is interdisciplinary. While solid foundations in chemistry and biochemistry, biology, genetics, pathology and pharmacology are essential, they need to be integrated by knowledge and expertise in diverse areas such as exposure assessment, epidemiology, and public health. The ultimate goal is that of protecting the public from the adverse effects of chemicals, by applying sound scientific methods, and avoiding irrational and unjustified fears.”

Lucio G. Costa和Michael Aschner教授，毒理学部分编辑。

与许多特殊场合一样，这是反思日记中发生的事情的合适时刻，并强调了我们自成立和归纳以来所取得的进步BMCseries family. Firstly, we would like to thank all of those who have contributed to the continued success of the journal including our authors, editorial board members and reviewers. Our editorial board has developed and grown in pace with our increasing numbers of submissions and publications which has in turn expanded our expertise and knowledge base. We are fast approaching our fiftieth publication of this calendar year and look set to surpass last year’s total of 62 publications.

Over the last two years, the journal has published many highly accessed articles on a wide range of topics. Our most accessed articles feature a fascinating range of different topics, from a recentpublication褪黑素对内源性疼痛的影响modulating system in fibromyalgia, to a notablereviewof the economic benefits of the use of generic medicines, as well as the assessment of a promising new pharmacological工具在代谢综合征中。

期刊上的出版物已经跨越了所有各种文章类型that BioMed Central considers and have certainly not been limited to research articles alone. Noteworthy articles have included debates such as an interestingperspective关于翻译毒理学和研究方案，包括publicationfrom Campbell等. describing the Pain and Opioids In Treatment (POINT) study. We have published case reports including an文章fromMartins et al.报道利福平 - 瓦素蛋白的相互作用导致宏观血尿和数据库文章，例如综合Chorismate Synthase Database (CSDB).

We are enormously grateful to our Section Editors for sharing their insights into their respective fields and in particular their aspirations for the journal in our series of问题和答案风格访谈，我们将在未来几个月内发布更多。BMC药理学和Toxicology还发布了许多补品和will continue to offer this valuable means of sharing selected collections of research articles, conference proceedings, reviews and reports, which are free to access online.

A key consideration during the conception of the journal was whether to pursue an open or closed peer review model given the cross-disciplinary nature of the new title, and our Editorial Board Members kindly shared their thoughts with us在社论中. We welcome your comments on our findings and encourage you to share your thoughts on the peer review process.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our two years in theBMC系列和合作新旧。今年所有的礼物是知道，在我们的合作者的支持下以及我们到目前为止采取的积极步骤，我们可以放心，未来的未来比庆祝蛋糕上的任何两支蜡烛都更加光明。