International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Benefits of publishing with International Journal of Cosmetic Science:

• Extensive readership, with 2,500 society members accessing the journal
• Fully indexed in ISI and MedLine
• Free Access to all Reviews
• Accepted Articles; Accepted, unedited articles published online for future issues
• Early View; accepted papers are published online prior to print
• No page charges • A free PDF of your paper for all corresponding authors
• OnlineOpen is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article.

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Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found by clicking HERE. All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication

International Journal of Cosmetic Science is pleased to announce that it is now indexed in ISI! it will receive its first Impact Factor in 2013.

In each issue the International Journal of Cosmetic Science publishes review articles that are free for you to read online, below are some of the latest.

Molecular basis of human body odour formation: insights deduced from corynebacterial genome sequences
H. Barzantny, I. Brune and A. Tauch

Topically applied KTTKS: a review
N. H. Abu Samah and C. M. Heard

Review of sunscreen and the emergence of non-conventional absorbers and their applications in ultraviolet protection
K. Morabito, N. C. Shapley, K. G. Steeley and A. Tripathi

THEMED VIRTUAL ISSUE ON HAIR:
In recognition of the increasing number of hair research publications the IJCS has received over the last two years, the IJCS has collated the best of these papers, the most downloaded, for its first virtual issue of 2012. The IJCS strives to attract the submission of high impact, good quality papers from all over the world. The number of submissions from Hair research groups has grown over recent years and this is reflected by the number of papers accepted for publication and in the subsequent citation of these papers:

Read this virtual issue now!

The IJCS Publication Prize was instituted in 1969.  It is awarded for the best scientific paper to be submitted for publication in the Society’s journal in each calendar year.  Until 1978, this applied to those published in the British editions of the Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.  Since 1979, it applies to those appearing in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science. The prize attracts an honorarium of £500.

For the year 2010 the following paper won the award:

International Journal of Cosmetic Science
Volume 32, Issue 4, pages 266–275, August 2010

Age-related changes in pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and related receptors in human epidermis.
Pain, S., Dezutter, C., Reymermier, C., Vogelgesang, B., Delay, E. and André, V