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Frontiers in Toxicology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1978

ISSN2673-3080eISSN2673-3080

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.331

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.978

Total Worksi

680

Total Citationsi

7,431

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Toxicology is a multidisciplinary open-access journal that publishes rigorous and high-quality research on all aspects of toxicology. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including environmental toxicology, occupational toxicology, food toxicology, forensic toxicology, clinical toxicology, and regulatory toxicology. We welcome original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspective articles.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications680

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-3080 / 2673-3080

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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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

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

2019

210

2020

1.8k

2021

146

3.5k

2022

103

1.5k

2023

129

1.3k

2024

158

624

2025

176

104

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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

ToxicologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Toxicology

Scopus Categories

ToxicologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsAnimal testing and alternativesNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactComputational Drug Discovery MethodsAir Quality and Health ImpactsImmunotoxicology and immune responsesEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Toxicology

Is Frontiers in Toxicology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Toxicology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Frontiers in Toxicology?

Frontiers in 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 3.44.

Is Frontiers in Toxicology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Toxicology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.