| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicology | 26 / 131 | 80th | Q1 |
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Toxicological Sciences
Toxicological Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Oxford University Press.
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ISSN 1096-0929Verify ISSN ↗1096-6080Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Cost to publish: About US$4,671 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Toxicological Sciences indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1981–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.9.
What quartile is Toxicological Sciences in Scopus?
Toxicological Sciences is Q1 in Toxicology (rank 26 of 131), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Toxicological Sciences?
Toxicological Sciences is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, 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 7.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.316, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 222.
How much does it cost to publish in Toxicological Sciences?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,671 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.
Who publishes Toxicological Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Toxicological Sciences is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 1096-0929 and its online ISSN is 1096-6080.
Is Toxicological Sciences covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Toxicological Sciences in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Toxicological Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Toxicological Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Toxicological Sciences has an h-index of 240 and a 2-year mean of 5.63 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #19 of 128 Scopus journals in Toxicology.
Toxicological Sciences published 186 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 315. 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.
Who publishes in Toxicological Sciences? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (69.2%), Canada (4.6%) and Japan (4.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Toxicological Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 10 retracted papers are recorded (0.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 10 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
- Author concentration69.2% of recent authorship from United States
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.
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