Journal profile · Toxicology
Journal of Applied Toxicology
ISSN 0260-437X · eISSN 1099-1263 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1981
Journal of Applied Toxicology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,940; median 69 days to acceptance (126 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 317 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Toxicology is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd 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 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Applied Toxicology publishes peer-reviewed original reviews and hypothesis-driven research articles on mechanistic, fundamental and applied research relating to the harmful effects of both legacy and emerging toxicants at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and organismal level in vivo (by all relevant routes of exposure) and in vitro / ex vivo in vertebrates and invertebrates. All aspects of toxicology are covered, including but not limited to toxicity tests, bioaccumulation, toxicokinetics, xenobiotic metabolism, teratogenesis, mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, biomarkers, oxidative stress, endocrine disruption, biomineralization disruption, neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive toxicology, respiratory toxicology, toxicogenomics, risk assessment, and environmental health studies. In addition, Journal of Applied Toxicology publishes new techniques and method development studies, including research on animal alternatives and in silico modelling. Reviews, mini-reviews and hypothesis/theoretical papers on any aspect of toxicology including individual chemicals and multidisciplinary subjects are welcomed (see specific instructions below). High quality histopathology photomicrographs, specimen photographs and complex diagrams (including gene regulation) will be printed in color free to authors. Authors wishing to submit a manuscript on chemical weapons materials must contact the Editor-in-Chief first (see Instructions For Authors) to discuss merit and scope. Readership Toxicologists
· environmental scientists
· occupational hygienists
· clinical pharmacologists
· risk assessment specialists Keywords toxicology, toxicity, toxicological, human toxicology, applied toxicology, experimental toxicology, environmental toxicology, aquatic toxicology, ecotoxicology, industrial toxicology, toxicological pharmacology, investigative toxicology, carcinogen, mutagen Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts in Anthropology (Sage) Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI) AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) AgBiotechNet (CABI) Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) Animal Breeding Abstracts (CABI) BIOBASE: Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) Botanical Pesticides (CABI) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Chemical Abstracts Service/SciFinder (ACS) Chemical Hazards in
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Editor-in-chief Enmin ZouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 67%); most named Mainland China 2, Japan 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science5%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.5%
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 | 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 | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
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 | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,968OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 292LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 292Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 347,506Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,146 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 414 | 158 | 183 |
| 2025 | 317 | 116 | 755 |
| 2024 | 184 | 79 | 985 |
| 2023 | 156 | 88 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 161 | 41 | 1,830 |
| 2021 | 163 | 26 | 2,276 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 103 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (126 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 126 articles with submission and acceptance dates (743 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 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
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 3,940 / EUR 3,270 / GBP 2,600 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- Case reports (e.g. human poisoning cases)
Article types accepted7
- correspondenceJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
- hypothesis reviewsJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
- minireviewsJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
- research articlesJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
- reviewsJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
- short communicationsJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
- toxicology updatesJournal of Applied Toxicology publishes Research Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Minireviews, Hypothesis Reviews, Toxicology Updates and Correspondence…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Preprints
- Data availability Expects Data Sharing
JAT encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper. Visit re3data.org or fairsharing.org to help identify registered and certif…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Reporting guidelines: authors are advised to follow the ARRIVE guidelines and the OECD guidance document on Good In Vitro Method Practices (GIVIMP). Model summary
Authors are advised to follow the ARRIVE guidelines (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) and the OECD guidance document on Good In Vitro Method Practices (GIVIMP).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the OnlineOpen option is not select…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Journal of Applied Toxicology will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Please find the Wiley preprint 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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0260-437X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1263
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Toxicology
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Toxicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Toxicology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Journal of Applied Toxicology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 6, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 126 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 46–103 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (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 Journal of Applied Toxicology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Chicago; Graphical abstract: 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 Journal of Applied Toxicology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 67%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Toxicology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Applied Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Toxicology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,940.
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: .