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Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN1056-8719eISSN1873-488X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.547

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.706

Total Worksi

5,191

Total Citationsi

60,524

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods publishes original articles and reviews on methods for use in pharmacology and toxicology, including safety pharmacology. It covers current methods of investigation used in these fields.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 2000-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,191

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1056-8719 / 1873-488X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

285

1.1k

2019

237

823

2020

154

509

2021

394

2022

277

2023

244

2024

307

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

PharmacologyQ3

ToxicologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & PharmacyToxicology

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyToxicology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringIon channel regulation and functionAnimal testing and alternatives

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Is Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods?

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.69.

Is Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.