JIST

‘Online Reincarnation of JIST and Unveiling of TOXOCON-10’

It has been a couple of years since the new Editorial Team, comprising Dr Kusa Kumar Shaha and Dr Ambika Prasad Patra took charge of the Journal of Indian Society of Toxicology (JIST), and they have been doing a tremendous jobof maintaining its reputation as one of the best peer reviewed journals on medical toxicology in India. It was in June 2005 that the first issue of JIST was released, and since then it has grown steadily to become one of the most respected and widely read toxicology journals of this country. We have come a long way since inception, and the subscription base has expanded to the point where almost every major medical college subscribes it regularly. I am confident that Dr Shaha and Dr Patra will ensure that JIST continues to maintain its legendary regularity and punctuality of publication, as well as the high quality of content.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that JIST is now making an entry into online mode with regard to paper submission, review process, and acceptance/revision/rejection by having a dedicated a website created. Details will be furnished during TOXOCON-10, which brings me to the other item of good news before this year ends.

Our 10th Anniversary Annual National Conference of the Indian Society of Toxicology (TOXOCON-10) is scheduled totake place in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Cochin, Kerala on 28 and 29 December 2016. We have received tremendous response to this year’s conference, the theme of which is Criminal Poisoning, so much so that we were constrained to stop accepting registrations prematurely! Details of the conference are mentioned on another page (please consult the table of contents). The highlights are listed below.

1.      The theme of the conference is something that has rarely been addressed in an exclusive manner in any conference so far: CRIMINAL POISONING. Therefore it will be of great interest and relevance to professionals and students of the vast array of fields and specialities, including clinical medicine, forensic medicine, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, paediatrics, psychiatry, criminal psychology, pharmacology, forensic science, and toxicology, as well as the police force and the judiciary. All aspects of the theme will be dealt with in the conference including medical, forensic, social, investigative, and legal aspects. We are arranging 10 lectures covering these areas that will be delivered by authentic experts in the field.

2.      In addition to invited lectures, we have also included paper presentations and e-poster displays, a panel discussion, and a quiz competition for postgraduate students.

3.      There will be a special Oration for the first time.It will be delivered by Dr B Sandhya, IPS,the Additional Director General of Police of Kerala State – IST Oration 2016. This will be made a regular feature in subsequent conferences with the topic and speaker varying each time, depending on the theme.

4.      Another new feature being introduced in TOXOCON-10 which will be made a regular feature in subsequent

1.      conferences is Felicitation of renowned experts in the field of toxicology from India. Awards will be given away,

2.      courtesy of the Indian Society of Toxicology to deserving candidates who have accomplished themselves in the

3.      following categories: Clinical Toxicology, Forensic Toxicology, Analytical Toxicology, Emergency Toxicology, and

4.      Critical Care Toxicology

5.      Awards will also be presented to

Organizers of the best TOXOCON held so far (up to TOXOCON-9)

Best Researcher in the field of Clinical Toxicology and Forensic Toxicology

Editor of the Best Indian Journal on Medical Toxicology

6.      Attractive Prizes will be given away by the Indian Society of Toxicology in the following categories:

Best scientific paper – Senior faculty

Best scientific paper – Junior faculty

Best e-poster

First and second prizes for TOXIQUIZ-2017

7.      The Location is among the best in the country:

·        Cochin is a vibrant city in God’s Own Country that is experiencing transformational changes in a big way: with a couple of flyovers in the process of completion, an elevated metro that is coming up very fast, a number of well established malls and multiplexes of which Lulu Mall is perhaps among the largest in the country, a profusion of glitzy hotels and restaurants, and a spanking new international airport terminal that is set to rival the best in Asia!

•        Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences& Research is one of the most reputed medical colleges in India with a stunning track record in academics and research that has been achieved in a record time of just over a decade. The conference venue, Amriteshwari Hall is a plush, air-conditioned hall with luxurious seating and sate-of-the art audio-visual facilities