Acta histochemica, a journal of structural biochemistry of cells and tissues, publishes original research articles, short communications, reviews, letters to the editor, meeting reports and abstracts of meetings. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for the cytochemical and histochemical research community in the life sciences, including cell biology, biotechnology, neurobiology, immunobiology, pathology, pharmacology, botany, zoology and environmental and toxicological research. The journal focuses on new developments in cytochemistry and histochemistry and their applications. Manuscripts reporting on studies of living cells and tissues are particularly welcome. Understanding the complexity of cells and tissues, i.e. their biocomplexity and biodiversity, is a major goal of the journal and reports on this topic are especially encouraged. Original research articles, short communications and reviews that report on new developments in cytochemistry and histochemistry are welcomed, especially when molecular biology is combined with the use of advanced microscopical techniques including image analysis and cytometry. Letters to the editor should comment or interpret previously published articles in the journal to trigger scientific discussions. Meeting reports are considered to be very important publications in the journal because they are excellent opportunities to present state-of-the-art overviews of fields in research where the developments are fast and hard to follow. Authors of meeting reports should consult the editors before writing a report. The editorial policy of the editors and the editorial board is rapid publication. Once a manuscript is received by one of the editors, an editorial decision about acceptance, revision or rejection will be taken within a month. It is the aim of the publishers to have a manuscript published within three months after the manuscript has been accepted. 

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Editor-in-Chief
Pasquale Chieco
University Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Bologna, Italy Email Pasquale Chieco
Editor
Steven B. Oppenheimer
California State University Northridge, Northridge, California, United States Email Steven B. Oppenheimer
Editorial Board
Serap Arbak
İstanbul, Turkey
Barbara Bilinska
Krakow, Poland
Susan Brooks
Oxford, United Kingdom
Nigel A. Calcutt
La Jolla, California, United States
Edward J. Carroll, Jr.
Northridge, California, United States
Marta Cascante
Barcelona, Spain
Rudolph J. Castellani, Jr.
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Raymond Coleman
Haifa, Israel
Jesús Espada
Madrid, Spain
Jorge M.O. Fernandes
Bodø, Norway
Michael G. Jonz
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Malgorzata Kotula-Balak
Krakow, Poland
Heyo K. Kroemer
Gottingen, Germany
Eugenia Rita Lauriano
Messina, Italy
Geert J.L.H. van Leenders
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Christopher R. Murphy
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Giuseppe Musumeci
Catania, Italy
Ron van Noorden
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Maria Teresa Perra
Cagliari, Italy
Rita Rezzani
Brescia, Italy
Udo Schumacher
Hamburg, Germany
Eleonora Sgambati
Campobasso, Italy
Yongli Shan
Dallas, Texas, United States
Mary-Patricia Stein
Northridge, California, United States
Juan C. Stockert
Madrid, Spain
Marilena Vered
Tel Aviv, Israel
David Yew
New Territories, Hong Kong
Giacomo Zaccone
Messina, Italy