Journal profile · Toxicology
Environmental Toxicology
ISSN 1520-4081 · eISSN 1522-7278 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Environmental Toxicology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.93; subscription journal; APC about USD 4,120; median 216 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 191 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Toxicology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. 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 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of Environmental Toxicology includes, but is not limited to, the following areas of environmental toxicology: Toxicity of environmental pollutants; toxicant behavior and transformation in the environment as related to exposure and health risks; ecotoxicology; aquatic toxicology and ecosystem health; mechanisms of toxicity related to environmental toxicants; emerging contaminants and challenges; environmental risk assessment and management as related to contaminants; new models of assessing environmental toxicology; pollution mitigation and remediation when assessed alongside environmental health; human health and the environmental interface. Submissions missing a clear connection to the toxicological impacts of environmental contaminants on ecosystems, wildlife populations, or human health are beyond the scope of this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Editor-in-chief APRIL RODDPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: On hold in SCIE (checked 20 August 2026). CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 3.93LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,597OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 187LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 83Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 316,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 188 | 106 | 71 |
| 2025 | 191 | 125 | 229 |
| 2024 | 354 | 144 | 1,881 |
| 2023 | 405 | 146 | 3,952 |
| 2022 | 276 | 20 | 4,611 |
| 2021 | 246 | 25 | 4,683 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 155 days – 268 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 229 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (391 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 221 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,120 / EUR 3,450 / GBP 2,780 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- editorialsEditorials: By invitation only. Please reach out to the Editor-in-Chief for approval before submitting an editorial.Length not stated
- hypothesisResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- letterResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- research articlesResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project.Length not stated
- research paperResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles: Review Articles should define the present level of understanding and recent progress of the field of research, providing the readers with a gui…Length not stated
- short communicationthe field of environmental toxicology. Short Communications can have a maximum of 3 figures and 5000 words in the main manuscript. As with Research Articles, Sh…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- short communication articlesShort Communication Articles: The journal will consider Short Communication articles that report findings of exceptional relevance and interest to the field of …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing policy Model summary
Environmental Toxicology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
CrossCheck/iThenticate screening Model summary
CrossCheck is a multi-publisher initiative to screen published and submitted content for originality.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
Preprint policy Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1520-4081
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-7278
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Toxicology
What CAS zone is Environmental Toxicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Toxicology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Toxicology / Water Resources. 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 Environmental Toxicology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.93; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 155–268 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Environmental Toxicology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Toxicology based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Taiwan, China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Toxicology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, SCIE, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Toxicology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,120.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .