Society of Toxicology of India.

Society of Toxicology of India (STOX) was founded in 1979 by a pioneer toxicologist, Prof (Dr) PK Gupta and was got affiliated with International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX) since 1980. The mission of STOX includes: fostering national & international collaboration; disseminating toxicological knowledge; promoting education, training & Good Laboratory Practices and preventing toxic exposures from chemicals, drugs & environmental agents. Key Milestones are launch of Tox-Letter (scientific bulletin) in 1984; Upgraded to Indian Journal of Toxicology in 1994 and renaming it in 2003 to Toxicology International — now a global peer-reviewed journal which is indexed in SCOPUS, J-Gate, UGC Care having ISSN (Print): 0971-6580 and ISSN (Online): 0976-5131. Major activities include: Conferences & Symposia since 1979; hosted the 2nd CTDC (1991–92).