Journal profile · Environmental Science-Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Toxicology International
ISSN 0971-6580 · eISSN 0976-5131 · Society of Toxicology
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Toxicology International: subscription journal; median 150 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Toxicology International is published by Society of Toxicology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Immunotoxicology and immune responsesImmunology and Microbiology5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicology | Q4 | 119/131 | 9th |
| Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | Q4 | 142/151 | 6th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 811 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 36 | 394 |
| 2025 | 69 | 68 | 641 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 721 |
| 2023 | 69 | 48 | 767 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 | 738 |
| 2021 | 54 | 1 | 770 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 94 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 84 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 248 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (111 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to Toxicology International
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review time150 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 90 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society of Toxicology
- ISSN
- 0971-6580
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-5131
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Toxicology International
How long does peer review take at Toxicology International?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 94–229 days). 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 Toxicology International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Toxicology International is indexed in Scopus.
Is Toxicology International open access, and what is the APC?
Toxicology International is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .