2008 Impact factor 4.634
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
The official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies and the Society for Melanoma ResearchEdited by:
Ze'ev Ronai
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 42/157 Cell Biology; 2/43 Dermatology
Impact Factor: 4.634
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research publishes manuscripts on all aspects of pigment cells including development, cell and molecular biology, genetics, diseases of pigment cells including melanoma. Papers that provide insights into the causes and progression of melanoma including the process of metastasis and invasion, proliferation, senescence, apoptosis or gene regulation are especially welcome, as are papers that use the melanocyte system to answer questions of general biological relevance. Papers that are purely descriptive or make only minor advances to our knowledge of pigment cells or melanoma in particular are not suitable for this journal.
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research is the official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS) and the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR).
TopNews and Announcements
The dangers of sunbed tanning
The current issue of Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research features 3 perspectives papers on the dangers of sunbed tanning. Read these papers free online.
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Cover image competition
Vote for your favourite Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research cover image from the 2008 volume here.
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Visit www.pigment.org for virtual issues on melanoma and vitiligo plus unique gene array data, and free review articles.
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.
Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Online Open
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TopHighlights
Review virtual issue:
This virtual issue is a compilation of all the review articles published in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research since the launch of the journal.
Visit the virtual issue here.
The definition and assessment of vitiligo: a consensus report of the Vitiligo European Task Force
Alain Taïeb and Mauro Picardo on behalf of the other VETF members
Editorial: A colourful first 20 years
Colin Goding
Top downloaded articles
The following articles are the top 20 most downloaded articles from the first half of 2008:
- Hypopigmenting agents: an updated review on biological, chemical and clinical aspects
Francisco Solano, Stefania Briganti, Mauro Picardo, Ghanem Ghanem - Vitiligo puzzle: the pieces fall in place
Wiete Westerhof, Marco d'Ischia - Cancer stem cells and human malignant melanoma
Tobias Schatton, Markus H Frank - Regulation of human skin pigmentation and responses to ultraviolet radiation
Yoshinori Miyamura, Sergio G. Coelho, Rainer Wolber, Sharon A. Miller, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Barbara Z. Zmudzka, Shosuke Ito, Christoph Smuda, Thierry Passeron, Wonseon Choi, Jan Batzer, Yuji Yamaguchi, Janusz Z. Beer, Vincent J. Hearing - Melanoma invasion - current knowledge and future directions
Cedric Gaggioli, Erik Sahai - DNA microarray analyses of melanoma gene expression: a decade in the mines
Keith S. Hoek - The many faces of Notch signaling in skin-derived cells
Chelsea C. Pinnix, Meenhard Herlyn - The genetics of generalized vitiligo and associated autoimmune diseases
Richard A. Spritz - How to make a melanoma: what do we know of the primary clonal events?
Dorothy C. Bennett - Tanning Devices - Fast Track to Skin Cancer?
Antony R. Young - Adhesion, migration and communication in melanocytes and melanoma
Nikolas K. Haass, Keiran S. M. Smalley, Ling Li, Meenhard Herlyn - Chemical and Instrumental Approaches to Treat Hyperpigmentation
Stefania Briganti, Emanuela Camera, Mauro Picardo - Mitf contributes to melanosome distribution and melanophore dendricity
Akiha Kawasaki, Mayuko Kumasaka, Akira Satoh, Makoto Suzuki, Koji Tamura, Toshiyasu Goto, Makoto Asashima, Hiroaki Yamamoto - Regulating melanosome transfer: who's driving the bus?
Vincent J. Hearing - The physical and chemical properties of eumelanin
Paul Meredith, Tadeusz Sarna - Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome: a disease of protein trafficking and organelle function
Maria L. Wei - ATF2 on the double - activating transcription factor and DNA damage response protein
Anindita Bhoumik, Pablo Lopez-Bergami, Ze’ev Ronai - Cutaneous melanoma in genetically modified animals
Lionel Larue, Friedrich Beermann - Genetics and Evolution of Pigment Patterns in Fish
Robert N. Kelsh - Epigenetic events in malignant melanoma
Tanja Rothhammer, Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff
Links to other relevant sites
Melanoma International Foundation
Society for Melanoma Research
