AIHA Appoints Mark Nicas editor in chief of journal.
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AIHA® appointed Mark Nicas, PhD, MPH, CIH, of Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health at University of California, Berkeley, as editor in chief of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH). His duties are to solicit manuscripts from scientists and practitioners as well as establish publication policies and editorial focus of JOEH. Additionally, Nicas said he will "enhance the visibility of JOEH and provide a forum for discussions."
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Nicas Named Editor in Chief of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Cincinnati, Ohio - JOEH, LLC, a partnership of ACGIH® and the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA®), has appointed Mark Nicas, PhD, MPH, CIH, of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, as editor in chief of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH). Dr. Nicas will assume his term on July 1, 2010.
"Dr. Nicas was selected from an outstanding pool of candidates and the Board is looking forward to working with him to continue the tradition of JOEH," said Thomas E. Bernard, PhD, president of JOEH, LLC. "I would like to acknowledge the work of Dr. Michael Morgan as the first editor-in-chief, and to thank the search committee for finding a great replacement."
Nicas, a certified industrial hygienist since 1986, has more than 30 years' experience in environmental and occupational health in government, industry, labor, and academia. He has served as a JOEH Editorial Board Member since 2004, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, and has been an AIHA Fellow since 2003. He received AIHA's Edward J. Baier Technical Achievement Award in 2001. As JOEH editor in chief, Nicas will work to solicit cutting-edge manuscripts from scientists and practitioners. He will establish the publication policies and editorial focus of JOEH.
"I am honored to have been chosen to lead JOEH into the next decade," said Nicas. "I will strive to maintain the record of timely review and publication of high quality articles established by Dr. Morgan. I hope to enhance the visibility of JOEH and provide a forum for discussions such as the role of occupational hygiene in product stewardship and a developing green economy. In turn, my efforts will hopefully promote the occupational hygiene profession."
JOEH, LLC, was established by ACGIH® and AIHA to produce JOEH, a joint journal for the industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety profession that debuted in January 2004. JOEH enhances the knowledge and practice of occupational and environmental hygiene and safety. It provides a written medium for the communication of ideas, methods, processes, and research in the areas of occupational, industrial, and environmental hygiene; exposure assessment; engineering controls; occupational and environmental epidemiology, medicine, and toxicology; ergonomics; and other related disciplines.
In cooperation with publisher Taylor & Francis, JOEH became one of the first journals to publish primarily online. Articles are published on the JOEH website as soon as they are finalized. This publication process enables AIHA and ACGIH® members and other JOEH readers to have access to cutting-edge, peer reviewed scientific information in the timeliest manner possible.
Please contact Ed Rutkowski, AIHA's Managing Editor of Periodicals, at (703) 846-0734 or erutkowski@aiha.org with questions regarding the JOEH. For more information, please visit www.acgih.org/Products/joeh/.
ACGIH® is a member-based organization that advances occupational and environmental health. ACGIH® is one of the industry's leading publications resources, with approximately 400 titles relative to occupational and environmental health and safety, including the renowned TLVs® and BEIs®. For more information, visit the ACGIH® website at www.acgih.org or call our Customer Service Representatives at 513-742-2020.
Founded in 1939, the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA®) is the premier association of industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. AIHA's 10,240 members play a crucial role on the front line of worker health and safety every day. Members represent a cross-section of industry, private business, labor, government, and academia. For more information on AIHA, visit www.aiha.org
