Journal of Applied Toxicology
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Aims & Scope
Journal of Applied Toxicology publishes peer-reviewed original reviews and hypothesis-driven research articles on mechanistic, fundamental and applied research relating to the toxicity of drugs and chemicals at the molecular, cellular, tissue, target organ and whole body level in vivo (by all relevant routes of exposure) and in vitro / ex vivo. All aspects of toxicology are covered (including but not limited to nanotoxicology, genomics and proteomics, teratogenesis, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, reproductive and endocrine toxicology, toxicopathology, target organ toxicity, systems toxicity (eg immunotoxicity), neurobehavioral toxicology, mechanistic studies, biochemical and molecular toxicology, novel biomarkers, pharmacokinetics/PBPK, risk assessment and environmental health studies) and emphasis is given to papers of clear application to human health, and/or advance mechanistic understanding and/or provide significant contributions and impact to their field.
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TOXICOLOGY
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Applied Toxicology (acronym: apptox, abbr: J. APPL. TOXICOL, ISSN: 0260-437X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd in England since 1981. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.753 (Q2), an H-index of 111.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 135 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,139 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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