Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Aims & Scope

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology is a journal where researchers can publish full-length articles describing the source, transport, fate and effects of environmental contaminants.

The journal provides a place for the publication of timely, detailed and definitive scientific studies that provide insight into contaminants in the environment, with multidisciplinary contributions from the fields of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, ecology, environmental science and toxicology.

The journal attaches importance to manuscripts that advance our understanding of contaminants of concern in air, water, sediments and biota, the fate and behavior of these contaminants in the environment, and effects on the health of plants and animals.

All manuscripts should have strong contextual linkages to the environment.

Submissions that present an extension or confirmation of topics that have already been extensively studied or are not considered to be of interest to an international readership will not be considered.

The journal does not typically consider submissions dealing with contaminant monitoring at a geographically limited scale, occupational exposure and effects in humans, dissipation of chemicals in soils, removals of contaminants in wastewater, or toxicity testing of chemicals that have been well documented and regulated.

However, submissions addressing one of these topics may be considered in cases where there is a strong link to the receiving environment, the development of new techniques, or presents a unique data set from a part of the world that has been heretofore poorly investigated.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	3.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4509

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1452

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.041

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science, Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Development and Evaluation of Consensus-Based Sediment Quality Guidelines for Freshwater Ecosystems

  Citation: 2537

  Authors: D. D., C. G., T. A.

• Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

  Citation: 858

  Authors: Jean-Pierre W., Moira, Peter S.

• Chlorinated hydrocarbon levels in human serum: Effects of fasting and feeding

  Citation: 747

  Authors: Donald L., James L., Virlyn W., John T., L. Omar, Larry L.

• Toxicity of Tetracyclines and Tetracycline Degradation Products to Environmentally Relevant Bacteria, Including Selected Tetracycline-Resistant Bacteria

  Citation: 530

  Authors: B., G., J.

• Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination

  Citation: 521

  Authors: Peiyue, D., T., K.

• Toxicopathological Effects of the Sunscreen UV Filter, Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3), on Coral Planulae and Cultured Primary Cells and Its Environmental Contamination in Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

  Citation: 501

  Authors: C. A., Esti, Roee, John, Sean, Omri, Frederic R., Rina, Yona, Cheryl M., Paul, Kelli, Ariel, Yossi

• Perfluorinated Compounds in Aquatic Organisms at Various Trophic Levels in a Great Lakes Food Chain

  Citation: 455

  Authors: Kurunthachalam, Lin, Ewan, Stephanie D, Dave J, John P

• Development of an In Vitro Digestion Model for Estimating the Bioaccessibility of Soil Contaminants

  Citation: 421

  Authors: A. G., C. J. M., M. A., C. J. G., D. P. K. H., A. J. A. M.

• Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Asia and Africa as Indicators of Temporal Trends in Plastic Pollution

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Yukari, Hideshige, Hidetoshi, Hirohide, Shigeaki, Tokuma, Maki, Yohei, Ruchaya, Mohamad Pauzi, Steven, Brent

• Toxicity of Select Beta Adrenergic Receptor-Blocking Pharmaceuticals (B-Blockers) on Aquatic Organisms

  Citation: 339

  Authors: D. B., B. W., B., C. M., D.

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