Toxicological Sciences

Toxicological Sciences is published by Oxford University Press 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 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The mission of Toxicological Sciences, the official journal of the Society of Toxicology, is to publish a broad spectrum of impactful research in the field of toxicology. The primary focus of Toxicological Sciences is on original research articles. The journal also provides expert insight via contemporary and systematic reviews, as well as forum articles and editorial content that addresses important topics in the field. The scope of Toxicological Sciences is focused on a broad spectrum of impactful toxicological research that will advance the multidisciplinary field of toxicology ranging from basic research to model development and application, and decision making. Submissions will include diverse technologies and approaches including, but not limited to: bioinformatics and computational biology, biochemistry, exposure science, histopathology, mass spectrometry, molecular biology, population-based sciences, tissue and cell-based systems, and whole-animal studies. Integrative approaches that combine realistic exposure scenarios with impactful analyses that move the field forward are encouraged.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Toxicology

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

5.17LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

7.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

164LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

240OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

6,371OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

5.67OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

5.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

27.34%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

160LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 2 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

23.33%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1998

ISSN

1096-6080

Electronic ISSN

1096-0929

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub