Journal profile

Alternatives to laboratory animals : ATLA

Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN0261-1929 | 2632-3559 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.62
Citation rate 1.85 182 total citations
h5-index 17 h5 depth signal
Cited share 35.0% 36 of 103
Total citations 182 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.51 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.4% 8 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 129
United States 54
Germany 49
Brazil 27
Italy 20

Citing Fields of Research

Pharmacology & Toxicology 126
Veterinary Medicine 39
Medical Ethics 38
Stem Cell Biology 29
Allergies 20

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,670 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 103 36 cited publications
Last 12 months 53 4.8 publications/month
Open access share 13.2% 7 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 129 citing publications
Leading citing field Pharmacology & Toxicology 126 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v29n1, Jan./Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v29n1, Jan./Feb. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Pharmacology & Toxicology Medical Ethics Stem Cell Biology Veterinary Medicine Scientometrics & Research Ethics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments

Broad Categories

Laboratory Animal Science Pharmacology & Toxicology Allergies Immunotherapy Medical Ethics Drug Delivery Systems Molecular & Cellular Toxicology

MeSH Descriptors

Animals, Laboratory Research

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

05
Prashant N. Amale, Dhirendra H. Tiwari
Animal experimentation has long been associated with biomedical research and drug development. However, ethical concerns, limited translatability to humans and high clinical attrition rates (> 90%) necessitate a transition toward human-r...
07
Ian Crooks, Sara Hurtado, Martha Moore et al.
The Ames bacterial mutagenesis assay (Ames test) has been used for more than 50 years, to help assess the safety of a variety of single chemicals and complex mixtures in the form of solids, liquids or aerosols. Because of the diverse ran...
09
Emma Bishop, Katarina Aleksa, Damien Breheny et al.
The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) has sponsored a series of workshops with the aim of developing recommendations for scientific and technical approaches to conducting in vitro assays to assess potential toxicity within and acros...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Vol. 18 complete in one issue.

Some vols. have supplements.

Also issued online.

v. 28, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2000)20001228 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper