Call For Papers: Cannabis Science and Technology 2024/2025 Issues
Cannabis Science and Technology® magazine is seeking contributed manuscripts for our peer-review process and regular feature articles for upcoming 2024/2025 issues.
Manuscript scope and format
Cannabis Science and Technology® magazine is seeking contributed manuscripts for our peer-review process as well as regular features in our upcoming 2024/2025 issues. We welcome manuscripts that describe analytical methods for product quality control (including sample preparation techniques); the development of standard (consensus) methods; proper laboratory techniques and laboratory best practices; laboratory accreditation, proficiency testing, and inter-laboratory comparison testing; equipment and technology for testing and processing; regulatory issues; current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs); research on cannabinoids and terpenes; extraction methods, best practices, and troubleshooting; as well as cultivation techniques, tips and tricks, and troubleshooting.
Peer-Review Process
Articles that are submitted for peer-review will be sent to members of our editorial advisory board through a double-blinded process. Reviewers will provide comments related to the quality of the work and propose suggestions for areas of improvement. The authors will then receive those comments and be given additional time to consider the comments and make any necessary adjustments to their papers. We urge authors to submit a proposal to the editor before completing a manuscript. The following types of articles are suitable for peer-review:
- Technical Articles: Technical articles describe improvements in methods or techniques. Papers should be ~3500–4500 words long and should be of immediate relevance to the analytical, quality, extraction, or cultivation issues facing the cannabis industry. Authors should not make comparisons between commercially available products from different manufacturers.
- Tutorial articles: Tutorial articles should be presented as a how-to on a technique, application, or method related to cannabis analysis or processing (for example, QuEChERS extraction). Papers should be ~2000–2500 words long and should be of immediate relevance to the analytical and quality issues facing the cannabis industry.
- Review articles: Review articles survey recent developments and the state of the art of current techniques or emerging technologies. Manuscripts should be ~3500–4500 words long.
Read our editorial information for more on manuscript formatting and preparation.
For more information, please contact editor Madeline Colli.
Ep 24, Part II: Data Transparency in Cannabis Testing with Yasha Khan
December 12th 2024Evan Friedmann and Yasha Kahn, co-founder of MCR Labs, discuss the discrepancies between current regulations and data on mycotoxins and pesticides in cannabis products. They highlight the need for updated regulations based on new data, emphasizing the importance of accurate testing and labeling. They also discuss the issue of result manipulation, particularly in THC content, and the need for public health officials to address this. Yasha suggests making testing data public to enhance oversight and suggests a national entity to manage this data for better consistency and public safety.
Ep 24, Part I: Data Transparency in Cannabis Testing with Yasha Khan
November 21st 2024Evan Friedmann interviews Yasha Khan, co-founder of MCR Labs, about his journey into the cannabis industry and his efforts to promote transparency and integrity in laboratory practices. Yasha discusses the origins of MCR Labs, which began in Massachusetts to meet the needs of the soon-to-be legal medical cannabis market. He explains the challenges faced, including result manipulation by labs and the impact on public health. Yasha's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) project aimed to gather testing data from 37 states, revealed significant discrepancies in potency and mold results. Despite some states' reluctance to share data, Yasha has made much of this data public, leading to collaborative research and publications on various aspects of cannabis testing.
