Journal profile · TOXICOLOGY
Toxicology Research
ISSN 2045-452X · eISSN 2045-4538 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND
Toxicology Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,560; median 145 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 153 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Toxicology Research is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Toxicology Research publishes high quality, cutting edge research that is innovative and has international impact. The journal encourages articles that cover biological, chemical, clinical, or environmental health aspects of the toxic response and the mechanisms involved. The journal's scope includes the following: Biomarkers of toxicity Biotransformation and transporters Carcinogenicity and genotoxicity Clinical toxicology Computational modelling, predictive toxicology and artificial intelligence Environmental health Exposure assessment Food toxicology Hazard identification and characterisation Nanotoxicology and advanced materials Natural product toxicology Organ-specific toxicology Risk assessment and communication Systems and integrative toxicology including adverse outcome pathways Toxicology Research considers neither studies on ecotoxicology nor those that focus only on toxic contaminants without discussion of toxic effects at a molecular level.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TOXICOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Shirley PricePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 15%); most named United Kingdom 16, Mainland China 6, United States 4, India 3, Türkiye 3 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Science8.3%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.7%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Trace Elements in HealthNursing4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
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 | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 751OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 188LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 88,861Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,834 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 25 | 12 |
| 2025 | 153 | 124 | 226 |
| 2024 | 259 | 255 | 1,405 |
| 2023 | 126 | 126 | 1,264 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 960 |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | 1,790 |
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 PubMed · to
145 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (274 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
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,560 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- communicationsCommunications Toxicology Research Communications contain novel scientific work of such importance that rapid publication is desirableLength not stated
- editorialToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…Length not stated
- full paperToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…Length not stated
- letterToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…Length not stated
- opinionToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…Length not stated
- original articleToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- original articlesOriginal Articles These contain original scientific work that has not been published previously.Length not stated
- perspectiveToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…Length not stated
- reviewToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsReviews Toxicology Research Reviews are concise and critical appraisals of specialist areas throughout toxicology.Length not stated
- viewpointToxicology Research publishes the following article types. All article types are subject to the Journal's standard peer review process, unless otherwise stated.…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- viewpointsViewpoints Viewpoints are short articles which focus on some of the key challenges, issues or developments in toxicology research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) definitions of authors and cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors The Journal requires all authors to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point of submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that conflicts of interest of all authors are declared to the Journal. A conflict of interest exists when the position, activities, or relationships of an individual, whether direct or indirect, financial or non-financial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Where ethically feasible, the Journal strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Authors are required to include a data availability statement in their paper. When data and software underlying the research article are available in an online source, authors should include a full citation in their reference list. Fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Screening for misconduct
Manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate to help detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication. The Journal uses ScholarOne's Unusual Activity Detection tool to build confidence in the identity of authors and reviewers. Manuscripts may also be screened, including with services provided by third parties, to help detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Government Licence
The Open Government Licence is an open licencing model for content produced by employees of UK Crown bodies allowing users to copy, publish, distribute, adapt and transmit the Information for commercial and non-commercial purposes. For additional information visit the gov.uk information on the Open Government Licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charges
Please see the details of open access licences and charges. If you select an open access licence, you must pay the open access charge or request to use an institutional agreement to pay the open access charge through our licencing and payment portal, SciPris. Please note that prices are subject to change. All stated charges are exclusive of any applicable value added tax, goods and services tax an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
double-anonymized peer review Model summary
The Journal uses the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review. If you would like further description of the peer review terms used here, please refer to the most recent standard definitions. If further clarification is needed, please contact the editorial office at TOXRES.editorialoffice@paeditorial.co.uk. Peer review summary: Identity transparency: double-anonymized peer review Reviewer int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
As an author, you retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. If accepted, you are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding your published paper’s DOI. For full details on allowed channels and updating your preprint, please see our Author self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving refers to posting a copy of your work on a publicly accessible website or repository. Under certain circumstances, you may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories. For information about the Journal's policy, and to learn which version(s) of your paper are acceptable for self-archiving, please see our Author self-a…
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
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2045-452X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2045-4538
- Society / sponsor
- British Toxicology Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Toxicology Research
What CAS zone is Toxicology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Toxicology Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Toxicology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Toxicology Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.85; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Toxicology Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 145 days (interquartile range 103–194 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Toxicology Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: 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 Toxicology Research based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (16), Mainland China (6) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Toxicology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Toxicology Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Toxicology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Toxicology Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,560.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .