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Forensic Toxicology

Springer · Japan · Est. 1974

ISSN1860-8965eISSN1860-8973

SJR Q2✓ 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?

120

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 96d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.69

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.164

Total Worksi

946

Total Citationsi

13,802

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Forensic Toxicology is a hybrid journal providing an international forum for publication of studies on toxic substances, drugs of abuse, doping agents, chemical warfare agents, and other compounds related to laws and ethics. Major focus on the development or improvement of analytical methods for the above-mentioned chemicals in human matrices; appropriate studies with animal experiments are also published Coverage includes original articles, reviews, mini-reviews, short communications, and case reports.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyTwo Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications946

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1860-8965 / 1860-8973

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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

857

2019

394

2020

757

2021

444

2022

160

2023

150

2024

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.

Biochemistry (medical)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

ToxicologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Toxicology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry (medical)ToxicologyPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Forensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchPsychedelics and Drug StudiesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorPoisoning and overdose treatmentsAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesAnalytical chemistry methods development

Frequently asked questions about Forensic Toxicology

Is Forensic Toxicology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensic Toxicology: 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 Forensic Toxicology?

Forensic 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 1.73.

Is Forensic Toxicology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forensic Toxicology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.