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Aquatic Toxicology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1980

ISSN1879-1514

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.297

H-Indexi

200

SNIPi

0.921

Total Worksi

7,920

Total Citationsi

354,530

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Aquatic Toxicology publishes contributions on the impact of harmful substances on aquatic organisms and ecosystems. It covers effects at various levels of biological organization, toxic mechanisms, genetic and behavioral responses, and impacts on ecosystem structure and function. The journal also considers mixture toxicity assessment, statistical approaches for hazard prediction, and innovative methodologies for protecting aquatic environments and informing risk assessments.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Frequency20 No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,920

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1514

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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

9.8k

2019

253

6.5k

2020

257

6.1k

2021

238

4.2k

2022

346

5.3k

2023

311

2.8k

2024

381

1.4k

2025

233

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyToxicology

Scopus Categories

Aquatic ScienceHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthMercury impact and mitigation studiesMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsFish Ecology and Management StudiesMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution

Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Toxicology

Is Aquatic Toxicology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aquatic 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 Aquatic Toxicology?

Aquatic 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 3.75.

Is Aquatic Toxicology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aquatic Toxicology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.