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The “Mycotoxins” section ofToxins 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.

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

Special Issues

Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:

• Toxicity Assessment, Rapid Detection and Control of Foodborne Mycotoxins: Advances and Prospects (Deadline:30 November 2025)
• Advances in Mycotoxin Determination: From Risk Assessment to Global Management Strategies (Deadline:30 November 2025)
• Mycotoxins—Biomonitoring and Exposure (Deadline:30 November 2025)
• Biomonitoring of Mycotoxins the Silent Invaders, Their Subtle Assault on Human and Animal Health (Deadline:20 December 2025)
• Potential Risks and Analytical Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed (Deadline:31 December 2025)
• Detection, Biosynthesis and Control of Mycotoxins (4th Edition) (Deadline:31 December 2025)
• Diversity, Function, Biological Activity, Detoxification, Contamination, Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulation of Mycotoxins (Deadline:31 December 2025)
• Mycotoxins in Food Chain: Occurrence, Analysis and Risk Management (Deadline:31 December 2025)
• Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Nutrition and Its Mitigation Strategies (Deadline:15 January 2026)
• Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins: 2nd Edition (Deadline:30 January 2026)
• Fate of Regulated, Masked, Emerging Mycotoxins and Secondary Fungal Metabolites in Foods (Deadline:31 January 2026)
• Mycotoxin Exposure in Humans and the Environment: An Integrated Approach (Deadline:31 January 2026)
• Mycotoxins in Food Safety: Challenges and Biocontrol Strategies (Deadline:31 January 2026)
• Metabolism and Toxicology of Mycotoxins and Their Masked Forms: 2nd Edition (Deadline:31 January 2026)
• Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation (Deadline:28 February 2026)
• Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity (Deadline:28 February 2026)
• Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed (Deadline:15 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)
• Mycotoxin Co-Contamination：Cooccurrence, Interaction, Toxicological Mechanisms and, Risk Assessment in Agri-Products, Food and Feed (Deadline:31 March 2026)
• Advances in Contamination, Detection and Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins (Deadline:31 March 2026)
• Aflatoxins: Contamination, Analysis and Control (Deadline:31 March 2026)
• Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food Chains: Occurrence, Detection and Control (Deadline:30 April 2026)
• Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins: Challenges and Emerging Threats (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)
• Molecular Response of Hosts to Fungal Toxins (Deadline:30 April 2026)
• Occurrence, Toxicity, Metabolism, Analysis Methods and Control Strategies of Mycotoxins (2nd Edition) (Deadline:30 April 2026)
• Advanced Analytical Technologies in Mycotoxins Detection for the One-Health (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 Detection, Assessment, and Detoxification (Deadline:31 May 2026)
• Mycotoxins in Food and Feeds: Human Health and Animal Nutrition (Deadline:31 May 2026)
• Strategies for Mitigating Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed (Deadline:30 June 2026)
• Biosynthesis and Detoxification of Mycotoxins (Deadline:30 June 2026)
• Mycotoxin Resistance (Deadline:30 June 2026)
• Advances in Detection and Removal of Mycotoxins in Food (Deadline:30 June 2026)
• Cereals Defense: A Global Perspective on Combating Mycotoxins (Deadline:31 July 2026)
• Aflatoxins: From Biosynthesis to Mitigation Strategies (Deadline:31 July 2026)
• Mycotoxin Occurrence, Toxicology, and Effects on Animals, Animal Feeds and Detoxification Methods (Deadline:28 August 2026)
• Biomonitoring and Human Exposure on Mycotoxins: One Health (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)

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