Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals by time to acceptance (2025)

42 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026

Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.

2025 figures only
Open access
Toxics35 (28–45)1,0782≈$3,178Open access (DOAJ)1.46
Journal of Xenobiotics50 (38–69)2114≈$1,956Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Applied Toxicology60 (38–90)30114≈$3,9400.0
Toxicology61 (48–85)2572≈$4,250Hybrid0.0
Archives of Toxicology64 (42–87)31421≈$5,6900.0
Biological Trace Element Research66 (48–95)44513≈$4,290Hybrid0.86
Frontiers in Toxicology78 (57–102)14824≈$3,117Open access (DOAJ)1.86
Environmental Research79 (57–111)2,4931≈$3,880Hybrid11.84
Toxicology Reports79 (56–118)2762$1,360Open access (DOAJ)2.68
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology82 (56–110)3612≈$4,200Hybrid0.0
Reproductive Toxicology82 (65–119)2432≈$3,8001.25
Aquatic Toxicology85 (61–118)3631≈$3,3200.0
NeuroToxicology92 (68–136)1302≈$4,030Hybrid4.9
Environmental Pollution95 (70–131)1,7401≈$4,090Hybrid0.5
Environmental Geochemistry and Health98 (68–143)60617≈$2,5900.0
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology99 (73–127)2292≈$3,2200.0
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology101 (76–139)1631≈$4,2101.3
Environmental Health103 (68–154)10427$3,690Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology104 (68–149)2221≈$3,540Hybrid0.0
Chemosphere105 (77–146)6667≈$4,010Hybrid3.12
Environmental Epidemiology105 (80–135)8638$1,200Open access (DOAJ)0.0
The Science of The Total Environment107 (79–145)2,7918≈$4,250Hybrid1.62
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety111 (84–153)1,9555$3,630Open access (DOAJ)0.39
Current Research in Toxicology114 (77–149)569$2,850Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Environment International121 (95–159)7622$5,030Open access (DOAJ)0.58
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health122 (96–149)1577≈$3,800Hybrid0.0
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management124 (82–182)170≈$3,5000.0
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology132 (86–200)2171≈$3,7000.0
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology133 (83–187)16922≈$3,9900.0
Toxicology Letters134 (102–182)1882≈$4,270Hybrid0.0
Toxicology Research136 (92–184)18315≈$2,5600.0
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry138 (95–189)278≈$3,5000.0
Eco-Environment & Health154 (108–229)636$2,200Open access (DOAJ)
GeoHealth156 (111–220)11649$3,000Open access (DOAJ)0.0
The Lancet Planetary Health159 (104–238)14353$7,860Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology159 (118–197)7127≈$3,9900.0
Annals of Work Exposures and Health163 (119–234)88≈$3,6860.0
Ecotoxicology165 (123–197)5516≈$3,9900.0
Environmental Science and Pollution Research169 (118–262)1,36914≈$2,790Hybrid8.79
The Journal of Climate Change and Health198 (148–267)11942$2,710Open access (DOAJ)
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology209 (154–254)8720≈$5,4900.0
Environmental Toxicology222 (169–300)9813≈$4,12057.9

Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (OpenAlex).

Latest available year: 2024

3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2024 figures only
Open access
Environment & Health81 (59–98)11015$3,500Open access (DOAJ)0.0
Journal of Environmental Sciences99 (65–130)49210≈$3,000Hybrid0.42
Particle and Fibre Toxicology152 (108–211)5214$4,290Open access (DOAJ)0.0

Latest available year: 2022

2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2022 figures only
Open access
Reviews on Environmental Health86 (60–117)7624≈$2,7120.0
Indoor Air110 (79–150)163≈$2,490Hybrid0.0

Latest available year: 2021

1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.

2021 figures only
Open access
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine90 (72–122)9914$2,360Open access (DOAJ)0.0

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Frequently asked questions

Which Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?

Among 42 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 35 days (Toxics). The middle journal's median was 107 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.

How are these times measured?

From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.