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Altex

Springer International Publishing AG · Germany · Est. 1975

ISSN1868-8551

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.982

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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 Language—

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,225

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1868-8551

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

114

1.6k

2020

720

2021

107

911

2022

443

2023

245

2024

103

154

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.

Medical Laboratory TechnologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyMedical Laboratory TechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

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

Is Altex a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Altex: 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 Altex?

Altex 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 indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Altex is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Altex?