Journal profile · Toxicology
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
ISSN 1559-0631 · eISSN 1559-064X · Springer Nature · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2006
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.85; fully open access; APC about USD 5,490; median 186 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology is published by Springer Nature 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 Air Quality and Health Impacts, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) aims to be the premier and authoritative source of information on advances in exposure science for professionals in a wide range of environmental and public health disciplines. JESEE welcomes high-quality, original research articles that further understanding of the relationship between environmental exposure and human health, describe evaluated exposure assessment tools and methods, and demonstrate application of exposure science to enable decisions and actions that promote and protect human health. JESEE also publishes perspectives, reviews and commentaries discussing major advances, trends and challenges in exposure science that highlight contributions of the field to environmental and public health. JESEE publishes novel results and significant advances in exposure science, exposure analysis, and environmental epidemiology to understand human health impacts of the full range of environmental stressors (chemical, biological, physical, psychosocial). JESEE is particularly interested in publishing research that integrates exposure knowledge with information from across scientific disciplines to contribute solutions for the most pressing environmental and public health concerns.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science21.3%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science6%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science6%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions5.5%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science4.7%
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 | Toxicology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 1 |
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 | Toxicology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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
EmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Biology and Environmental Sciences, SciSearch, Research Alert, SCIExpanded
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
- 5.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.88Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,689OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,475,722Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 97 | 51 |
| 2025 | 95 | 71 | 444 |
| 2024 | 111 | 88 | 1,561 |
| 2023 | 114 | 86 | 2,020 |
| 2022 | 111 | 91 | 2,614 |
| 2021 | 120 | 85 | 3,226 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 147 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (250 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)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,490 / EUR 4,390 / GBP 3,690 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- commentaryNews & CommentLength not stated
- researchResearch articlesLength not stated
- reviewReviews & AnalysisLength not stated
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 Nature
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1559-0631
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-064X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
What CAS zone is Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Toxicology / Environmental Sciences / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.85; CiteScore 11.7, h-index 130.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 147–253 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 5,490.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .