Hot Topics in Physiology

Aim & scope

The aim of this project is to establish an authoritative book series on contemporary research topics and themes within the many areas of physiology and pathophysiology, broadly defined to include related fields such as cell biology, neuroscience, and immunology. Each volume is intended to provide a state-of-the art introduction to “hot” (i.e., timely and preferable, also controversial or unresolved) areas of physiological research. A philosophical goal is to elucidate mechanisms and principles the underlie physiological processes, the imbalance of which results in disease (i.e., pathophysiology), which is a constant threat to human life.

Authoring the individual chapters of each volume will be leading figures in the field.

Although many existing physiological journals publish reviews, we see a need for commissioning reviews within specific areas into volumes that form a book series, such as “Hot Topics”. Thus, unlike reviews in research journals, our volumes of reviews will provide the reader with a cohesive collection that includes different experimental approaches and academic lines of thought. Unlike typical review journals, our volumes will offer the advantage of providing multiple views into a particular hot topic.

Audience

Appropriate for advanced undergraduates, PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty in various fields related to physiology. Anyone who desires a deep understanding the mechanisms underlying both normal physiological processes and diseases would be attracted to this series. For each book, the audience could therefore be a subgroup of researchers in life sciences (e.g., neurophysiologists, cell biologists, comparative physiologists, marine biologists, physician scientists).

Publish a book with Elsevier and IUPS

If you are interested in submitting a book proposal for the series, please contact Senior Acquisitions Editor Elizabeth Brown at [email protected] opens in new tab/window.

Series Editor

Executive Editor

Editorial Board

Ashima Anand – Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Dehli, India Kim Barrett – University of California, Davis, USA Hwee Ming Cheng – University of Malaysia, Malaysia M. Faadiel Essop – Stellenbosch University, South Africa Peter Hunter – University of Auckland, New Zealand Mike Joyner – Mayo Clinic, USA Denis Noble – University of Oxford, United Kingdom David Paterson – University of Oxford, United Kingdom Luis Sobrevia – University of Chile, Chile Yvette Tache – University of California, Los Angeles, USA Merryn Tawhai – University of Auckland, New Zealand Yun Wang – Peking University, China