Journal profile · Toxicology
Chemical Research in Toxicology
ISSN 0893-228X · eISSN 1520-5010 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1988
Chemical Research in Toxicology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.09; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 110 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 23.75%; 200 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical Research in Toxicology is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemical Research in Toxicology reports ground-breaking research on the chemical and molecular basis of toxicology for intelligent solutions to human and environmental health and safety.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.7%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.7%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144LetPub ·
- h-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,776OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 162LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,042 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 97 | 87 |
| 2025 | 200 | 79 | 743 |
| 2024 | 211 | 96 | 1,576 |
| 2023 | 210 | 121 | 2,657 |
| 2022 | 242 | 103 | 3,800 |
| 2021 | 252 | 91 | 4,533 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (362 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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 23.75%LetPub ·
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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0893-228X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-5010
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemical Research in Toxicology
What CAS zone is Chemical Research in Toxicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemical Research in Toxicology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Toxicology / Chemistry, Medicinal / Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Chemical Research in Toxicology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.09; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 210.
How long does peer review take at Chemical Research in Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 73–147 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 23.75%”. 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 Chemical Research in Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical Research in Toxicology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Chemical Research in Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical Research in Toxicology is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
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: .