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Journal of Physiology

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-3751

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.476

H-Indexi

483

SNIPi

1.518

Total Worksi

46,089

Total Citationsi

2,670,826

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physiology; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty-Seven No. A Year, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications46,089

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-3751

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

545

15k

2019

588

15k

2020

446

7.1k

2021

493

6.5k

2022

497

5.4k

2023

625

3.9k

2024

734

2.2k

2025

499

260

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhysiologyQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sports SciencePhysiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ion channel regulation and functionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience of respiration and sleepCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMuscle activation and electromyography studiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeural dynamics and brain functionHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physiology

Is Journal of Physiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physiology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Physiology?

Journal of Physiology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.476.

Is Journal of Physiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physiology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Physiology?