Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Public Health and Toxicology
ISSN 2732-8929 · European Publishing · Greece
Public Health and Toxicology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 57 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Health and Toxicology is published by European Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutritional Studies and Diet, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery and Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Public Health and Toxicology is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access journal that welcomes in-vivo, in-vitro, in-silico and epidemiological research that focuses on the interaction between toxicology and health. The journal is also interested in population-based research and the evaluation of real life scenarios and environmental risks throughout the lifespan, its impact on biological systems and the causes underlying the variability in susceptibility towards exposures. The journal welcomes integrated epidemiological, clinical, animal and cellular biological research to provide the scientific foundation in support of hazard identification and risk assessment, resulting from exposure to chemical or biological agents (environmental toxicology) to protect public health and the environment through subsequent recommendations to abate or reduce any resulting health effects (regulatory toxicology).This includes population-based research and the evaluation of environmental risk throughout the lifespan including pre- and postnatal development, childhood, adulthood and high-risk groups, its impact on biological systems and the causes underlying the variability in susceptibility of people to exposures.The journal also welcomes research on public health and public health emergency preparedness related to environmental accidents, including natural and man-made disasters, that assess this exposure-outcome association from a public health and toxicology perspective. Full Journal Title: Public Health and Toxicology Abbreviated Title: Public Health Toxicol ISSN (electronic): 2732-8929 Publisher: European Publishing Publisher Address: Science and Technology Park of Crete Editors: See Editorial Board page Peer Review: Double Blind Publication Frequency: Quarterly (every three months) Publication Medium: Electronic Only Publication website: www.publichealthtoxicology.com First Year Published: 2021 Article Processing Charges: The journal does not levy any Article Processing Charges (APC). Journal development has been co-financed through Greece and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ELEVATE GREECE)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Aristidis M. TsatsakisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine11.6%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science6.7%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing6.7%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine6.1%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science4%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 478/725 | 34th |
| Toxicology | Q4 | 107/131 | 18th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 388 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 108 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 107 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 91 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 67 |
| 2022 | 196 | 196 | 19 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 38 |
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
57 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 68 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (62 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Self-archiving
- Peer review
Double blind peer-review policy Model summary
All papers submitted for publication are assessed with the mutual anonymity rule as to the names of reviewers and authors observed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Toxicology and an official media partner of EUROTOX. Model summary
Public Health and Toxicology is under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Toxicology and is an official media partner of EUROTOX, the Federation of European Societies of Toxicology.
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
- European Publishing
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2732-8929
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Health and Toxicology
How long does peer review take at Public Health and Toxicology?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 57 days (interquartile range 37–185 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Public Health and Toxicology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Public Health and Toxicology based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (2), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Public Health and Toxicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Health and Toxicology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Public Health and Toxicology open access, and what is the APC?
Public Health and Toxicology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .