Journal profile · Toxicology
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
ISSN 1556-9527 · eISSN 1556-9535 · Informa Healthcare · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2005
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.57; subscription journal; median 133 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies and Glaucoma and retinal disorders, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology is an international, peer-reviewed journal that covers all types of harm to cutaneous and ocular systems. Areas of particular interest include pharmaceutical and medical products; consumer, personal care, and household products; and issues in environmental and occupational exposures. In addition to original research papers, reviews and short communications are invited, as well as concise, relevant, and critical reviews of topics of contemporary significance.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.8%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine8.6%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine7%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine5.8%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Skin Protection and AgingMedicine4.7%
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and EffectsMedicine4.7%
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 | Ophthalmology | 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 | Ophthalmology | 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 | Ophthalmology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 544OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 61 | 4 | 109 |
| 2024 | 52 | 8 | 155 |
| 2023 | 51 | 5 | 215 |
| 2022 | 41 | 9 | 351 |
| 2021 | 53 | 7 | 475 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (162 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 ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1556-9527
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-9535
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
What CAS zone is Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ophthalmology / 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 Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.57; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 92–185 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 Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .