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Forensic Toxicology

Forensic Toxicology is a hybrid journal providing an international forum for publication of studies on toxic substances, drugs of abuse, doping agents, chemical warfare agents, and other compounds related to laws and ethics. It is the official publication of the Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology. Its major focus is the development or improvement of analytical methods for these chemicals in human matrices, and appropriate studies with animal experiments are also published. Coverage includes original articles, reviews, mini-reviews, short communications, and case reports.

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Subject Toxicology
Impact Factor 3
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1860-8965
eISSN 1860-8973
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4890.00 USD / €3890.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC charges apply.

Submission Instructions

Forensic Toxicology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required only to mention any unpublished material included in the manuscript. Cover letter must mention any unpublished material included in the manuscript.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text should be divided into Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, Conflict of Interest, References, tables, and figure legends, and combined Results and discussion sections are not acceptable. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the reference list including Funding and/or Competing interests and other applicable declarations, a statement of responsibility specifying every author's contribution, and disclosure of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if used.
References References must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Only cited published or accepted works may appear in the reference list, references must be numbered by order of appearance, journal and book references must list all authors and core bibliographic details, and DOI should be included where available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately, and figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file. Figures and tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and each figure must have a concise caption identifying its content and any reused material.
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Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Text should be divided into Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, Conflict of Interest, References, tables, and figure legends, and combined Results and discussion sections are not acceptable. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a contribution statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work, a disclosure statement, a Declarations section before the references, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References References must be numbered in the order they appear in the text, and journal, book chapter, and book entries must list all authors with the required bibliographic details.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Primary Research Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Main text should be divided into Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, Conflict of Interest, References, tables, and figure legends, and combined Results and discussion sections are not acceptable. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the references with funding and competing interests statements and other declarations as applicable, documentation of large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if used, a disclosure statement, and a statement of responsibility specifying each author's contribution.
References References must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Reference list must include only cited works that have been published or accepted for publication, with journal references listing all authors, year, full title, abbreviated journal title, volume, and page range, and DOI where available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Recent Publications

Metabolite patterns in human urine after oral administration of highly purified Δ8-THCV

Cristina Sempio, Jorge Campos-Palomino, Jelena Klawitter, Erica N. Peters, Laura MacNair, Mehdi Haghdoost, Marcel Bonn-Miller, Amy Harrison, Shanna Babalonis, Marilyn A. Huestis, Uwe Christians, Jost Klawitter

10.1007/s11419-026-00772-5
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Effects of 4-position substitutions of diphenidine on blood–brain barrier penetration and dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of rats

Yuta Takahashi, Katsuhiro Okuda, Kazuo Matsubara, Yoshikazu Tasaki, Masaru Asari, Kanae Mori, Ryo Namba, Keiko Shimizu

10.1007/s11419-026-00771-6
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Artificial intelligence assisted behavioral profiling of synthetic cannabinoids in planarians

Jay R. Vargas, Laura L. Hernandez, Leo H. Lai, Helen H. Chang

10.1007/s11419-026-00769-0
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Rapid semi-quantitative estimation of cocaine purity by infrared absorption spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis

Hiroki Segawa, Kenji Tsujikawa, Tadashi Yamamuro, Tatsuyuki Kanamori, Yuko T. Iwata

10.1007/s11419-026-00768-1
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‘3-Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP)’ misidentification in aripiprazole-positive cases: a cautionary note

Karolina Nowak, Marcin Zawadzki, Paweł Szpot

10.1007/s11419-026-00767-2
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Reviewers are asked to complete their report within 20 days. The journal aims to reach a first decision in 6 weeks. Accepted articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is used for reviewer suggestions and exclusions and for mentioning unpublished material included in the manuscript.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4890.00 USD / €3890.00 EUR plus applicable VAT or local taxes. Subscription publishing is available with no APC charges.

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Research Topics

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Psychedelics and Drug Studies Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Poisoning and overdose treatments Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Analytical chemistry methods development Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Hormonal and reproductive studies Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Plant-based Medicinal Research Animal testing and alternatives Forensic and Genetic Research Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia

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