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Journal of Xenobiotics is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 5.1), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).
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Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | 72 / 180 | 60th | Q2 |
| Pharmacology | 135 / 328 | 58th | Q2 |
| Toxicology | 62 / 131 | 53rd | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present (also 2014–2016), best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.1.
Journal of Xenobiotics is Q2 in Pollution (rank 72 of 180), Q2 in Pharmacology (rank 135 of 328) and Q2 in Toxicology (rank 62 of 131), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Xenobiotics is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 60th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.002, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 22.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,930 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Journal of Xenobiotics is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its print ISSN is 2039-4705 and its online ISSN is 2039-4713.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Xenobiotics has an h-index of 37 and a 2-year mean of 6.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #26 of 169 Scopus journals in Pollution.
Journal of Xenobiotics published 210 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Italy (11.8%), United States (8.9%) and Mexico (5.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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