Toxicology Research aims to publish cutting edge research that is excellent and innovative, that drives toxicology and has international impact. Articles should cover chemical or biological aspects of the toxic response and the mechanisms involved.

The journal''s scope includes the following.

• Nanotoxicology, studies on the biochemical or molecular mechanisms of toxic responses to nanomaterials and common nanomaterials which are of direct relevance to human health, are strongly encouraged. 
• Carcinogenicity, including studies on mode of action of carcinogens, genotoxicity and mutation
• Biomarkers of toxicity, including studies on their identification, validation, and utilisation
• Computational and predictive toxicology, including in vitro, in vivo  and in silico studies of toxicity and the development of predictive tools and models. Work considering alternative methods to in vivo studies is encouraged.
• Systems toxicology, studies that describe the toxicological effects of chemicals on specific organs or systems (for example, immune, nervous, reproductive, respiratory), including studies that incorporate genomic, metabonomic and proteomic data
• Risk assessment, studies which provide toxicological data or information – such as hazard identification, dose-response assessment
• Exposure assessment for the development of risk assessments or regulation
• Environmental toxicology, studies reporting toxicology data for organisms within an ecosystem are encouraged if there is a wider benefit to human health.
• Clinical toxicology, studies relating to clinical trials or medicinal applications of toxicological research, including translational toxicology, Studies translating a molecular understanding of the toxic response to clinical application.
• Food toxicology, toxicological studies of chemical extracts related to food and nutrition. Studies that involve uncharacterised extracts or in which the food substance is only of limited or local interest should be submitted elsewhere.
• Analytical metrology, including studies of new analytical methods and applications