Prizes are awarded in nine categories and all are individually reviewed and appraised by doctors and educators who are interested in medical publishing. Reviewers are asked to consider accuracy, currency, originality, book production quality and whether the title meets the needs of its audience. These appraisals and the books themselves are then evaluated by panels of three or four specialists, arriving at recommendations for a winner as well as highly commended and commended awards in each category. General and Applied Toxicology 2nd edition was one of four titles to receive Highly Commended in the 2000 BMA Medical Book Awards. This is a comprehensive reference textbook with multiple authorship from experts around the world.
Chapters are well referenced.
With 2000 pages, coverage is comprehensive as might be expected from a textbook which aims to be a 'standard text' in this field. I dipped into it for information on different topics, and I am sure that this is how others will use it.