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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Elsevier · United States

ISSN0147-6513eISSN1090-2414

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.553

H-Index

233

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.332

Total Works

19,783

Total Citations

694,111

2yr Mean Citedness

5.45

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the toxicological effects of environmental contaminants and pollutants on human and animal health, as well as on ecosystems. It investigates the impacts of various substances, including phthalates, benzophenones, mycotoxins, heavy metals, microplastics, pesticides, flame retardants, and disinfection by-products, on reproductive health, endocrine disruption, cellular damage, and organ function. The journal also explores environmental remediation strategies, such as biochar application and phytoremediation, and the development of detection methods for harmful substances like algal toxins.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty No. A Year, 2018-

StatusActive

Total Publications19,783

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0147-6513 / 1090-2414

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PollutionQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesToxicology

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)PollutionHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyHeavy metals in environmentPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity