Applied Biosafety
Applied Biosafety (APB) is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal committed to promoting global biosafety awareness and best practices to prevent occupational exposures and adverse environmental impacts related to biohazardous releases. Applied Biosafety provides a forum for exchanging sound biosafety and biosecurity initiatives by publishing original articles, review articles, letters to the editors, commentaries, and brief reviews. Applied Biosafety informs scientists, safety professionals, policymakers, engineers, architects, and governmental organizations.
The Journal is committed to publishing on topics significant in well-resourced countries as well as information relevant to underserved regions, engaging and cultivating the development of biosafety professionals globally.
Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Biosafety risk assessment, biorisk management, and specialized training
- Personal protective equipment, secondary protective barriers, and biocontainment
- Role of biosafety during pandemic/epidemic outbreaks
- Infection prevention and control, and safety in clinical and diagnostic labs
- High-containment biological laboratory design and commissioning
- Safety and security with novel organisms and vectors, gene drives, AI and synthetic biology, and cutting-edge genetic techniques
- Safety in biopharmaceutical research and production settings
- Biosecurity, bioterrorism, bioethics, and regulatory compliance, governance, and policymaking
- Laboratory decontamination methods and emerging technology
- Development of occupational health and medical surveillance programs
- Investigation of incidents and laboratory-acquired infections
- Implementing biosafety programs and program sustainability
- Biosafety and biosecurity innovations, best practices, and evidence based research
Benefits of publishing with us include:
- Latest Impact Factor: 1.5
- Expert peer review (double-blinded) and editorial oversight of your manuscript
- Zero-embargo green open access policy
- Immediate deposit of your work to PubMed Central upon publication
- Free 30-day access to share your published research
- Global visibility in more than 170 countries
Visit Applied Biosafety to learn more about the Journal, view author submission guidelines, and more.
Editorial Questions?
Please contact editorial staff member Karen Savage.