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Pathophysiology

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland

ISSN0928-4680eISSN1873-149X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.704

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.762

Total Works

3,674

Total Citations

27,607

2yr Mean Citedness

2.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pathophysiology publishes studies on general pathophysiological processes including inflammation, infection, hypoxia, stress, shock, and pain. It also covers cellular and molecular pathophysiology, neuroscience, the heart and circulation, respiratory system, renal and fluid/electrolyte pathophysiology, gastrointestinal and hepatic systems, endocrine and metabolic disorders, and the blood, immune, reproductive, and locomotor systems. The journal focuses on the etiology, development, and elimination of pathological processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,674

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0928-4680 / 1873-149X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Physiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pathology

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsAdipose Tissue and MetabolismBiochemical effects in animalsNeuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research