Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
ISSN 1745-6673 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2006
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.22; fully open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 77 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology is published by BioMed Central 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 Occupational exposure and asthma, Workplace Health and Well-being and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 29.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology is a multi-disciplinary journal focussed on clinical and scientific aspects of occupational and environmental health. The field is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, management, and scientific analysis of occupational diseases, injuries, and disability. It also covers the promotion of health of workers, their families, and communities, and ranges from rehabilitation to tropical medicine and public health aspects. As an open access, peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology offers a platform for both clinicians and researchers in the wide-ranging discipline of occupational medicine and toxicology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Paul D BlancPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, Germany 10, Italy 5, Canada 3, United Kingdom 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicine11.2%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions10.7%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine7.6%
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine6.8%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.1%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology4.3%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- 3.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 513OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 871,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 777 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 148 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 568 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 287 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 396 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 1,038 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 95 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,690 / USD 3,190 / GBP 2,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,190 / USD 2,990 / EUR 2,490 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,390 / USD 3,190 / EUR 2,690 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- Do not include any individual participant details.
Article types accepted7
- brief reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Comment Methodology Review Brief report Study protocol DebateLength not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories where appropriate; machine-readable format preferred. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Crea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1745-6673
- Society / sponsor
- European Society for Environmental and Occupational Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
What CAS zone is Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.22; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 59–102 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. 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 Occupational Medicine and Toxicology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; 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 Occupational Medicine and Toxicology based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), Germany (10) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .