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ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation

Springer-Verlag · Germany · Est. 1975

eISSN1868-596X

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.101

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.138

Total Worksi

1,225

Total Citationsi

24,237

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Medical Laboratory Technology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,225

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1868-596X

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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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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medical Laboratory TechnologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal testing and alternativesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchContact Dermatitis and AllergiesAgricultural safety and regulationsPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentImmunotoxicology and immune responses

Frequently asked questions about ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation

Is ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation?

ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation 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 1.81.

Is ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation?