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Archives of Toxicology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1930

ISSN1432-0738

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.922

H-Indexi

180

SNIPi

1.601

Total Worksi

9,538

Total Citationsi

281,506

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Archives of Toxicology is a cutting-edge journal providing latest advancements in the field of toxicology. Emphasizes on the mechanisms of toxicity, down to the molecular level. Offers up-to-date coverage of current progress in toxicology in humans and experimental animals. New insights into analysis, toxicokinetics and forensic toxicology are covered. Review articles of general interest to toxicologists are an important feature of the journal. Welcome are Short Communications, Review Articles, Original Articles, and Commentaries.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,538

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-0738

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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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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

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

265

9.4k

2019

305

14k

2020

241

6.4k

2021

234

5.7k

2022

219

7.2k

2023

281

5.5k

2024

323

2025

267

162

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.

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

ToxicologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Toxicology

Scopus Categories

ToxicologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentPoisoning and overdose treatmentsEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsPesticide Exposure and ToxicityPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsTrace Elements in Health

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Toxicology

Is Archives of Toxicology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Toxicology: 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 Archives of Toxicology?

Archives of Toxicology 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 7.17.

Is Archives of Toxicology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Toxicology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.