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Food and Chemical Toxicology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1982

ISSN1873-6351

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.801

H-Index

256

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.101

Total Works

18,372

Total Citations

670,073

2yr Mean Citedness

2.47

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Food and Chemical Toxicology publishes original research articles and reviews on toxic effects and toxic mechanisms of natural or synthetic chemicals occurring in the human environment. It serves as a multidisciplinary forum for research in toxicology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 682 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,372

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-6351

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Food ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

ToxicologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & TechnologyToxicology

Scopus Categories

Food ScienceToxicologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesPesticide Exposure and ToxicityAnimal testing and alternativesCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsMycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesGenomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityHuman auditory perception and evaluation