Journal profile · Environmental Science-Pollution
Exposure and Health
ISSN 2451-9766 · eISSN 2451-9685 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 4 issues per year · Founded 2009
Exposure and Health: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,490; median 166 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Exposure and Health is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Heavy metals in environment and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Exposure & Health is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on global human health consequences of exposure to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) though terrestrial environmental vectors such as food, water, air and soil derived from contaminants resident in either in man-made (i.e. agronomic, pharmaceutical, industrial and urban) or natural/semi-natural environments such as mineralized zones. Naturally produced toxicants such as mycotoxins and agal toxins, non-target human consequences of non-POP pesticides, except occupational exposure, will also be considered if a clear pathway to human risk is the focus. This journal is interested in any trophic transfer step that leads to human contaminant exposure, such as residue levels in matrices that humans are exposed to, through to direct measurements of human exposure(s) through contaminant residue or biomarkers in human tissues (i.e. tissues and bloods), and subsequent links to health. The journal provides a unique platform for scientists in this field to exchange ideas and share information on research for the solution of health effects of exposure to pollutants. The journal publishes original research articles and integrative reviews that are relevant to this theme. The subject areas and scientific fields that are included to the journal are as follows: *Analytical and detection technologies and approaches in contaminant and biomarker analysis * Biogeochemical sciences * Health sciences * Exposure analysis and Epidemiology * Social sciences and public policy * Mathematical, numerical and statistical methods * Experimental, data collection and data analysis methods. The following research areas will be highlighted within the scope of the journal: * Regional and global pollution, exposure and health problems * Health risk analysis of pollution, methods of quantification and analysis of risk under uncertainty * Biogeochemical processes in natural, agronomic, urban and industrial ecosystems and health effects * Statistical and stochastic analysis of pollution, exposure and health data * Analytical and numerical methods in exposure analysis of pollution * Endocrine disruptors, pathogens, microbes, chemicals and manufactured materials and exposure health effects * Biomarker exposure analysis and health outcome * Health effects of contamination related environmental disasters * Exposure-Dose reconstruction methods and applications * Multi-pathway and multi-species pollutio
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Pollution
Editor-in-chief Antonio Signes-PastorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 15%); most named United Kingdom 9, Mainland China 4, United States 2, Spain 2, Thailand 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science14.3%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science12.7%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Arsenic contamination and mitigationEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 3.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 307OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 262,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 690 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 34 | 24 |
| 2025 | 57 | 20 | 134 |
| 2024 | 71 | 22 | 445 |
| 2023 | 81 | 37 | 983 |
| 2022 | 81 | 30 | 2,178 |
| 2021 | 68 | 22 | 1,452 |
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
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (136 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
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 3,790 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- original papersTypes of Papers Original papers ReviewsLength not stated
- reviewsTypes of Papers Original papers ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Original work not published elsewhere and not under consideration elsewhere; approval by all co-authors and responsible authorities. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Data Availability Statement required for all original research. Model summary
All original research must include a Data Availability Statement. Data Availability Statements should provide information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statements should include, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. When it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Ethics approval statement required for research involving human or animal subjects. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Exposure and Health, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors may suggest or request exclusion of reviewers; suggested reviewers must be independent. Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Journal may use software to screen for plagiarism. Model summary
Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Permission from copyright owner(s) required for previously published figures, tables, or text passages. Model summary
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 2451-9766
- Electronic ISSN
- 2451-9685
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Exposure and Health
What CAS zone is Exposure and Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Exposure and Health is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Exposure and Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.48; CiteScore 10.2, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Exposure and Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 117–242 days). 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 Exposure and Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Exposure and Health based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), Mainland China (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Exposure and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Exposure and Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Exposure and Health open access, and what is the APC?
Exposure and Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,490.
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: .