Scope
Journal of Breath Research is dedicated to all aspects of scientific research on breath. The traditional focus is on the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aerosols in exhaled breath for the investigation of health status and the diagnosis of disease, exogenous exposures, metabolism and toxicology. The journal also treats the topic of breath odour/malodour (halitosis), as well as welcoming other breath-related topics.
Key areas of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
Volatile and non-volatile compounds in exhaled breath gas (and in other biofluids, e.g., urine, blood, sweat, in correlation with breath);
Breath biomarkers and the exposome;
Standardization in breath sampling and analysis;
Safety measures in breath collection and handling;
Statistical and chemometric treatment of breath data;
Breath analysis for infectious diseases;
New and emerging technologies in the field;
Methodological aspects of breath research, covering interlaboratory comparisons, validation, and measurement uncertainty;
Physiological modelling of exhaled compounds;
Application in clinical practice;
Exhaled breath condensate and aerosols;
Oral microbiome and malodour production.