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.

Impact factor5.85Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 3 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Medicine
Review time186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 106 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APCUSD 5,490Fully open access
AcceptanceModerateCommunity average
Articles per year952025 · OpenAlex count

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

  1. Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science21.3%
  2. Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science6.9%
  3. Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science6%
  4. Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6%
  5. Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science6%
  6. Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions5.5%
  7. Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science5.1%
  8. 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
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 3
MinorToxicologyZone 2
MinorEnvironmental SciencesZone 3
MinorPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 2
MinorEnvironmental SciencesZone 2
MinorPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthZone 2
MinorToxicologyZone 1

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 3
MinorToxicologyZone 2
MinorEnvironmental SciencesZone 3
MinorPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthZone 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

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20261419751
20259571444
2024111881,561
2023114862,020
2022111912,614
2021120853,226

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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 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
  1. commentaryNews & CommentLength not stated
  2. researchResearch articlesLength not stated
  3. reviewReviews & AnalysisLength not stated
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 Nature
Country or region
UNITED STATES
Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founded
2006
ISSN
1559-0631
Electronic ISSN
1559-064X
Official links

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: .