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Toxicological Sciences

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1096-0929

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.316

H-Indexi

237

SNIPi

0.952

Total Worksi

10,519

Total Citationsi

427,542

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Toxicological Sciences publishes a broad spectrum of impactful research in the field of toxicology. The journal's primary focus is on toxicology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,519

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-0929

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

251

2019

191

4.8k

2020

160

3.4k

2021

140

2.6k

2022

131

1.8k

2023

165

2024

186

535

2025

110

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.

ToxicologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Toxicology

Scopus Categories

Toxicology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactPesticide Exposure and ToxicityAir Quality and Health ImpactsHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityAnimal testing and alternativesPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Frequently asked questions about Toxicological Sciences

Is Toxicological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Toxicological Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Toxicological Sciences?

Toxicological Sciences 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 4.61.

Is Toxicological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Toxicological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.