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<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title>The Internet is a potent medium for the global distribution and retrieval of information in all areas of life. We already profit from this opportunity and will do so even more when the Internet will be developed further. But there is another side to all this: The fact that unchecked information is available to an almost unlimited extent also carries dangers with it particularly when it is given the semblance of being based on scientific evidence. For the publication of scientific knowledge, an efficient control system has matured and proved successful over many years: peer review. The Internet is not the only medium to dodge this system, but the Internet is certainly the cheapest, fastest, most widespread and therefore the most efficient (and probably dangerous) way to do so. A recent example is Arpad Pusztai's claim in the press and on television programmes in Great Britain that genetically modified (GM) potatoes may stunt the growth of rats. His ‘findings', although not published in a peer-reviewed journal, were welcomed and exploited by lobby groups and triggered widespread concern over the issue of GM food. A year later the paper was published in The Lancet accompanied by a critical commentary (A. Pusztai: Lancet 354 (1999) 1314-1315). One benefit of the publication in this prestigious journal certainly was that Pusztai had to retract his original claims because the data simply do not support them (N. Loder: Nature 401 (1999) 731).A similar case, we believe, is the Internet publication of July 14, 1999, on the website of ‘Action on Smoking and Health’ (ASH) entitled ‘Tobacco Additives - Cigarette Engineering and Nicotine Addiction', authored by C. Bates, M. Jarvis and G. Connolly (http://www.ash.org.uk/papers/additives.html). In this report, the authors claim, among other things, that the cigarette industry uses pharmacologically active additives in order to influence the smoking behaviour. The scientific evidence for their claim is mainly based on notes and memos from scientists of the tobacco industry which are also available on the Internet. As in the example discussed above, the ASH paper achieved a widespread coverage in the media, impressing not only the public but also government bodies, thus certainly serving its intended purpose. It is our view that legislation based on (or at least influenced by) dubious scientific evidence is harmful not only for the industry but even more for those who are supposed to be protected, the consumers. We, therefore, believe that the invited Commentary by L. Mueller and W. Roeper (see page 51) on only a few aspects of the ASH paper on additives is of interest for our readers. The Mini-Review by Dixonet al. (page 103) in appropriate scientific depth tackles the problem of nicotine transfer from tobacco to the smoker and the role of ammonia compounds used in the production of cigarettes. This Mini-Review is the first of a series of peer-reviewed, ‘state-of-the-art’ overviews on issues of current interest in tobacco research. The Mini-Review will present its subject as a complete scientific manuscript accompanied by headlines allowing a quick overview of the main issues. Furthermore, we as editors of BeiträgezurTabakforschung International take the liberty but also the responsibility to invite experts to write Commentaries on selected topics. Commentaries represent scientifically based views of the authors and are intended to encourage further scientific discussion. Allenet al. (Nature: 402 (1999) 722) reported on the overall reliability of scientific information on websites and found that a high percentage was ‘misleading', ‘inaccurate’ and ‘unreferenced'. Nonetheless, the authors recognize the substantial advantages of the Internet as a resource for scientific information provided that peer review is maintained as the guiding principle for evaluating science. We deeply regret that the circulation of our journal is not sufficient to correct this kind of misinformation. In order to at least partly remedy this disadvantage, but also for other reasons, we as editors of BeiträgezurTabakforschung International are considering a full-text Internet version (besides the printed version) of this journal to be implemented in the year 2001. In consideration of our comments above, we, however, want to assure our readers that the Beiträge will retain its peer-review system.</abstract>

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Advisory Board　　　 Bernhard Eitzinger, delfortgroup AG, Traun, Austria Ernest Groman, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Daniel Heck, HeckTox LLC, Greensboro, NC, USA Anne Fisher, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Xie Jianping, Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou, China Hubert Klus, St. Pölten, Austria John H. Lauterbach, Lauterbach &amp; Associates LLC, Macon, GA, USA Ramsey Lewis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA Chuan Liu, Southampton, UK Tryggve Ljung, Swedish Match, Stockholm, Sweden Michael W. Ogden, Ogden Ology, LLC, Lewisville, NC, USA Thilo Paschke, Geneva, Switzerland Stephen W. Purkis, Bristol, UK Elmar Richter †, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany Wolfram Roeper, Hamburg, Germany Wolfgang Trinkies, Bayreuth, Germany Andreas Zemann, Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria Editors Wolf-Dieter Heller Gerhard Scherer Editorial Office Barbara Boenke Brigitte Müller Anja Thielen Contact <A href="mailto:editors@beitraege-bti.de">editors@beitraege-bti.de</A> Publisher De Gruyter Poland Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str. 01-811 Warsaw, Poland T: +48 22 701 50 15

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Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research (formerly: Beiträge zur Tabakforschung International / Contribution to Tobacco Research International) publishes articles with a focus on tobacco, nicotine, and related consumer products. In addition, all aspects of research on the tobacco plant as well as on product technology and manufacturing are relevant for the Journal. Products of interest comprise (i) combustible tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc.), (ii) smokeless tobacco (SLT) products (snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, etc.), (iii) tobacco heating products (THP), (iv) electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, w/o nicotine), (v) oral nicotine delivery (OND) products. All scientific investigations on product-related properties (including physical, chemical, biological, and toxicological properties) as well as on the influence on consumers’ behavior and response (including acute and long-term product use patterns and biomarker profiles) are considered for publication. Submissions can be of the following types: original investigations, reviews, short reports commentaries, letters to the editor. Fields covered by the Journal <UL> <LI>Research into the tobacco plant </LI> <UL> <LI>Tobacco plant </LI> <LI>Metabolism </LI> <LI>Cultivation </LI> <LI>Pesticides Biotechnology (Plant pathology, Mycology, Microbiology) </LI> </UL></UL> <UL> <LI>Manufacture of tobacco products </LI> <UL> <LI>Processing of tobacco </LI> <LI>Flavor </LI> <LI>Manufacture of cigarettes and other products </LI> <LI>Tobacco and environment </LI> <LI>Chemical engineering including physical chemistry </LI> </UL></UL> <UL> <LI>Analysis and properties of tobacco smoke </LI> <UL> <LI>Physical properties </LI> <LI>Chemical properties </LI> <LI>Combustion studies </LI> <LI>Mainstream/sidestream smoke </LI> <LI>Filter studies </LI> <LI>Special substances </LI> <LI>Analytical methods </LI> <LI>Machine smoking </LI> </UL></UL> <UL> <LI>Tobacco products other than cigarettes </LI> <UL> <LI>Cigars / cigarillos </LI> <LI>Pipe tobacco </LI> <LI>Smokeless tobacco (SLT) products (snuff, snus, chewing tobacco) </LI></UL> <LI>New products </LI> <UL> <LI>Tobacco heating products (THP) </LI> <LI>Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, w/o nicotine) </LI> <LI>Oral nicotine devices (OND, e.g., nicotine pouches) </LI> </UL></UL> <UL> <LI>Human smoking behavior </LI> <UL> <LI>Biomonitoring </LI> <LI>Consumer behavior </LI></UL></UL> Open Access Statement The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users. Archiving Sciendo archives the contents of this journal in <A href="https://www.portico.org/">Portico</A> - digital long-term preservation service of scholarly books, journals and collections. Plagiarism Policy The editorial board is participating in a growing community of <A href="https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/">Similarity Check System's</A> users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process.

<DIV align=left> Please submit your manuscripts to Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research via Editorial Manager system to: <A href="http://www.editorialmanager.com/btfi">www.editorialmanager.com/btfi</A> Open Access License Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer <A href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International Lizenz</A> (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Autoren, die in dieser Zeitschrift veröffentlichen, behalten alle Urheberrechte und stimmen den Bedingungen der oben genannten CC BY-NC-SA 4.0-Lizenz zu. </DIV>

Contributions to Tobacco & Nicotine Research

Scientific Publications and the Internet - Editorial

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Publicado en línea: 30 Dec 2014

Volumen & Edición: Volumen 19 (2000) - Edición 2 (July 2000)

Páginas: 49 - 49

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WD Heller yWD Heller yG SchererG Scherer

Publicado en línea: 30 Dec 2014

Volumen & Edición: Volumen 19 (2000) - Edición 2 (July 2000)

Páginas: 49 - 49

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