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Toxicology

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland · Est. 1935

ISSN1879-3185
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.267
H-Indexi
215
SNIPi
1.105
Total Worksi
12,434
Total Citationsi
411,252
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.82
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
14
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Toxicology.

General Information

Country / RegionIreland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1935
FrequencyThirty Three No. A Year, 1999-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications12,434
Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1879-3185
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
174
4.7k
2019
248
5.6k
2020
302
7.8k
2021
211
4.3k
2022
200
2.6k
2023
262
2.9k
2024
278
1.2k
2025
140
62
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.

ToxicologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & PharmacyToxicology

Scopus Categories

Toxicology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsPesticide Exposure and ToxicityDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactHuman auditory perception and evaluationTrace Elements in HealthPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

Frequently asked questions about Toxicology

Is Toxicology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for 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 Toxicology?

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 4.82.

Is Toxicology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Toxicology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Toxicology?

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Toxicology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref