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<div><div>Dear Colleagues, <br></div><div>Hope this email finds you well! We are happy to invite you to contribute a paper to the Special Issue <b>“<span><span>Vision</span></span> and Visual Health under the Influence of Tobacco, <span>Alcohol</span> and Other Substances”</b>
in the <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health</i>. Research related to ocular and visual
changes under the influence of <span>alcohol</span>, tobacco, and
other substances,
could be of interest for this special issue,
as well as similar studies in line with the aims and scope of this
issue.</div><div>For details, please check the following link (or below, at the end of the email):<br></div><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/vision_tobacco_alcohol" target="_blank">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/vision_tobacco_alcohol</a> <br><br>The <b>extended deadline</b> for submissions is <b>January 31st, 2023</b>.<br><br><i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i> (IJERPH) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal published semimonthly online by MDPI (<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph" target="_blank">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph</a>).
It covers Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Public Health,
Environmental Health, Occupational Hygiene, Health Economic and Global
Health Research, etc. </div><div><br></div><div>
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The 2021 Journal Impact Factors have been released by Journal Citation
Reports. Based on the citation activity in Web of Science, the Impact
Factor for IJERPH has increased to 4.614. There has been continued
growth in the Impact Factor for six years. On Web of Science, IJERPH
ranks 45/182 (Q1) in “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health”
(SSCI), 100/279 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences” (SCIE), and 71/210 (Q2)
in “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health” (SCIE).
</div><div><br></div><div><b><span>IJERPH</span> is indexed in JCR</b> [Impact factor, <b>IF(2021)=4.614</b> (Q1); Topic: Public, Environmental & Occupational <span>Health</span>] <span>and</span>
it is committed to rapid publication.</div><br></div><div>Please, extend this
invitation to your colleagues and collaborators that may be interested
in attending this call, it could be a good occasion to publish studies
and ongoing researches about <span><span>vision</span></span> and visual health under the
influence of tobacco, <span>alcohol</span>, and other substances.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>José J. Castro-Torres and Miriam Casares-López (Guest Editors)<br>Laboratory of <span><span>Vision</span></span> Sciences and Applications<br>Department of Optics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain<br><div>===================================</div><br><b>Special Issue Information</b><br><br>Dear Colleagues,<br>According
to the World Health Organization, the harmful use of <span>alcohol</span>, tobacco
and other psychoactive substances is one the main factors having an
impact on population health. The use of <span>alcohol</span> and other psychoactive
substances have an important impact on different body functions,
including the nervous system; thus, it is clear that visual function
will be affected under the influence of these substances. While
depressant drugs, such as <span>alcohol</span>, are related with visual impairment,
stimulating substances, such as caffeine, may lead to an improvement of
certain visual aspects. However, the interactions between substance use
and the mechanisms involved in visual performance are complex and, in
some cases, not fully understood. On the other hand, many factors can
also influence the way in which <span><span>vision</span></span> is affected by psychoactive
substances (the amount consumed, age, gender, weight, food intake,
substances co-use, or usage habits, among others) and therefore, they
should be considered as well.</div><div>The aim of this Special Issue is to
provide new information about the influence of <span>alcohol</span>, tobacco and
other substances in <span><span>vision</span></span> and visual health. This information would
provide a better understanding of the role of visual impairment in risky
situations, especially involving DUI behaviors. Researchers are invited
to submit original research and review articles regarding aspects of
visual and ocular changes related to substance use and/or abuse.
Contributions about the importance of such changes in visual-related
activities are also expected.<br>Disclaimer: We will not accept
research funded in part or full by any tobacco companies in this Special
Issue. For more details, please check <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2831/htm" target="_blank">https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2831/htm</a>.<br><br>Dr. José J. Castro-Torres<br>Dr. Miriam Casares-López<br>Guest Editors<br><br><b>Manuscript Submission Information</b><br>Manuscripts should be submitted online at <a href="http://www.mdpi.com" target="_blank">www.mdpi.com</a>
by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered,
click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted
until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers
will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and
will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles,
review articles as well as short communications are invited. For
planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent
to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.<br>Submitted
manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under
consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings
papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind
peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information
for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for
Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly
journal published by MDPI.<br>Please visit the Instructions for
Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing
Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2300 CHF
(Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good
English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to
publication or during author revisions.<br><br><b>Keywords</b><br><div>visual
performance; ocular changes; <span><span>vision</span></span>; visual health; eye disease;
<span>alcohol</span> consumption; tobacco and other substances; substance use;
psychoactive substances; <br></div><div><br></div><b>Published Papers</b></div>
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