Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-TOXICOLOGY
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
ISSN 0004-1254 · eISSN 1848-6312 · Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health · CROATIA · Quarterly · Founded 1956
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; fully open access; no APC; median 92 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology is published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju / Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology (abbr. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol) is a global, peer-reviewed biomedical scientific quarterly that publishes contributions relevant to all aspects of environmental and occupational health and toxicology.Why readbrings area-specific research results and issues,keep up with the latest research in the area,leading in occupational health in the Alps-Adriatic region, including the Western Balkans, for over 50 years.Why submitstreamlined peer reviewing process with an outstanding pool of reviewers,coverage by major abstracting and indexing services,editorial help and education to young contributors,language revision and copyediting services,no article processing charges.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-TOXICOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Nevenka KopjarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: Animal Science Database, Biological Sciences (CSA), BIOSIS Previews, GreenFile, INIS, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Water Resources Abstracts, EBSCO Academic Search Complete, TEMA, TOXLINE, AGRIS, Food Science and Technology Abstracts – FSTA, Ergonomic Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 17Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 30Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 422OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 76 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 170 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 265 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 412 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 58 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted8
- kratka priopćenjaČasopis objavljuje znanstvenoistraživačke, stručne i pregledne radove te kratka priopćenja, opažanja i pisma uredništvu.Length not stated
- najave i izvještaji sa znanstvenih i stručnih sastanakaNajave i izvještaji sa znanstvenih i stručnih sastanaka te recenzije knjiga se također objavljuju.Length not stated
- opažanjaČasopis objavljuje znanstvenoistraživačke, stručne i pregledne radove te kratka priopćenja, opažanja i pisma uredništvu.Length not stated
- pisma uredništvuČasopis objavljuje znanstvenoistraživačke, stručne i pregledne radove te kratka priopćenja, opažanja i pisma uredništvu.Length not stated
- pregledne radoveČasopis objavljuje znanstvenoistraživačke, stručne i pregledne radove te kratka priopćenja, opažanja i pisma uredništvu.Length not stated
- recenzije knjigaNajave i izvještaji sa znanstvenih i stručnih sastanaka te recenzije knjiga se također objavljuju.Length not stated
- stručne radoveČasopis objavljuje znanstvenoistraživačke, stručne i pregledne radove te kratka priopćenja, opažanja i pisma uredništvu.Length not stated
- znanstvenoistraživačke radoveČasopis objavljuje znanstvenoistraživačke, stručne i pregledne radove te kratka priopćenja, opažanja i pisma uredništvu.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Dijelovi sadržaja poput slika i tablica mogu se prenositi bez prethodnoga odobrenja uz uvjet da se navede izvor. Model summary
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Rukopisi se objavljuju uz pretpostavku da nisu predani za objavljivanje ili već objavljeni u nekom drugom tiskanome ili elektroničkome mediju. Model summary
Rukopisi se objavljuju uz pretpostavku da nisu predani za objavljivanje ili već objavljeni u nekom drugom tiskanome ili elektroničkome mediju.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- Croatian, English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0004-1254
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-6312
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
What CAS zone is Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Toxicology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 3, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 46–152 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju-Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .