Journal profile · Toxicology
Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability
ISSN 0954-2299 · eISSN 2639-5940 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability: impact factor 4 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,270; review about 34 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy metals in environment, Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, together about 34.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability is an open access journal that researches environmental pollutants and their impacts on biota and other living organisms. The Journal aims to promote the research, discussion, review, and spread of information on environmental pollutants and bioavailability. Topics discussed will be of interest to researchers in many disciplines, including environmental, chemical, biological, food, medical, toxicology, and health sciences and technologies. Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability publishes research around the occurrence, distribution, transport, transformation, transfer, fate, and effects of environmental pollutants, as well as their impact on living organisms, such as: Heavy metals and their impact Persistent organic pollutants and their impact Emerging contaminants, such as engineered nanomaterials Pharmaceuticals and personal-care products as pollutants Key themes of the Journal include the following “6Ms”: Methods for speciation analysis and the evaluation of the bioavailability of environmental pollutants, especially the development, validation, and application of novel methods and techniques. Media that sustain the processes of release, distribution, transformation, and transfer of environmental pollutants; of particular interest are emerging contaminants, such as engineered nanomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and personal-care products. Mobility of pollutants in the environment and biota, either spatially or temporally. Matters that influence pollutant speciation and bioavailability, mainly environmentally relevant conditions. Mechanisms that govern the release, distribution, fate, and transport of environmental pollutants. Models for the simulation of the release, distribution, fate and transport, transformation, bioavailability, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of environmental pollutants. Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability operates a single - anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science23.3%
- Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous SolutionsChemical Engineering5.9%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Electrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsChemistry5.2%
- Mine drainage and remediation techniquesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science4.5%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4.1%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEScopusPublisher website
Other: GoOA
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.78Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 329OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 253,000Publisher website ·
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 Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 3 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,270 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,270 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,270 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles Model summary
Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review policy Model summary
Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability operates a single - anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0954-2299
- Print ISSN
- 2639-5932
- Electronic ISSN
- 2639-5940
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability
What is the impact factor of Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.62, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability?
The publisher reports about 34 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability open access, and what is the APC?
Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,270.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .