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Toxins

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1961

ISSN2072-6651eISSN2072-6651

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.051

H-Index

158

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.243

Total Works

7,948

Total Citations

224,948

2yr Mean Citedness

3.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the study of toxins, including their biological effects, detection, and mitigation strategies. Research covers neurotoxins like botulinum neurotoxin and cyclopiazonic acid, mycotoxins such as aflatoxins and zearalenone, and toxins from natural sources like snake venoms and cyanobacteria. The journal also investigates the impact of toxins on human and animal health, agricultural products, and environmental safety, as well as therapeutic applications of toxins and detoxification methods.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,948

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2072-6651 / 2072-6651

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

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.

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

ToxicologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Toxicology

Scopus Categories

ToxicologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis