Toxicology Research: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2045-452X · ISSN 2045-4538 · Oxford University Press · Multidisciplinary

Half of the articles Toxicology Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 136 days of submission (n = 183); the middle half took 92–184 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
136 days median
middle half 92–184 · n = 183
Acceptance → online
15 days median
middle half 12–23 · n = 183
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 124 → 136 days; 90% CI -3 to +27 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$2,560

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Toxicology Research take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 70–129 days1022020n=1082021: middle half 81–154 days1092021n=1122022: middle half 77–145 days1052022n=812023: middle half 83–152 days1242023n=1272024: middle half 84–161 days1212024n=1972025: middle half 92–184 days1362025n=183
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
2025183921361840.5%97%
2024197841211610.0%97%
2023127831241520.8%98%
202281771051450.0%98%
2021112811091540.0%99%
2020108701021290.0%99%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 1% (1 articles)030–59 days: 8% (14 articles)3060–89 days: 15% (28 articles)6090–119 days: 17% (31 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (30 articles)120150–179 days: 17% (32 articles)150180–209 days: 9% (16 articles)180210–239 days: 9% (16 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (2 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (4 articles)330360+ days: 1% (1 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2910.5%
30–59147.7%
60–892815.3%
90–1193116.9%
120–1493016.4%
150–1793217.5%
180–209168.7%
210–239168.7%
240–26952.7%
270–29931.6%
300–32921.1%
330–35942.2%
360+10.5%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 15 days (middle half 12–23 days, n = 183).

From submission to online publication, the median was 160 days (middle half 115–211 days, n = 183).

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $2,560 (as reported by OpenAlex).

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 768 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.5% of 2025 articles
Publication volume191 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-18% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Environmental Science journalsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Toxicology Research, 136 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Applied Toxicology60 (2025, n = 301)≈$3,940NoYes
Toxicology Reports79 (2025, n = 276)$1,360YesNo
Toxicology Letters134 (2025, n = 188)≈$4,270NoYes
Archives of Toxicology64 (2025, n = 314)≈$5,690NoYes
Toxicology61 (2025, n = 257)≈$4,250NoYes
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology104 (2025, n = 222)≈$3,540NoYes
Current Research in Toxicology114 (2025, n = 56)$2,850YesNo
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology82 (2025, n = 361)≈$4,200NoYes
Toxicology in Vitro119 (2025, n = 119)≈$4,200NoYes
Frontiers in Toxicology78 (2025, n = 148)≈$3,117$1,717 (11 payments)YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Toxicology Research take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Toxicology Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 136 days of submission (n = 183); the middle half took 92–184 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Toxicology Research articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 15 days of acceptance (n = 183).

Does Toxicology Research charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $2,560 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2045-452X; NLM ID 101587950; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 183 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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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.