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Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Japanese Society of Toxicology · Japan · Est. 1974

ISSN1880-3989

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.489

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.46

Total Worksi

6,108

Total Citationsi

42,912

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Toxicology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,108

Publisher OrgJapanese Society of Toxicological Sciences

OA Since2014

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society of Toxicology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-3989

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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

1.2k

2019

886

2020

715

2021

332

2022

298

2023

199

2024

106

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

ToxicologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Toxicology

Scopus Categories

ToxicologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsAnimal testing and alternativesPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityComputational Drug Discovery Methods

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Is Journal of Toxicological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Toxicological Sciences: 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 Journal of Toxicological Sciences?

Journal of Toxicological Sciences 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 1.58.

Is Journal of Toxicological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Toxicological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Toxicological Sciences?