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Physiological Reviews

American Physiological Society · United States · Est. 1921

ISSN1522-1210

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

12.167

H-Index

558

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

8.961

Total Works

2,701

Total Citations

1,067,056

2yr Mean Citedness

15.27

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes reviews on the physiological functions of biological systems, cellular mechanisms, and the pathophysiology of diseases. Recent articles cover topics such as neural activation, protein signaling, gastrointestinal motility, pain mechanisms, cellular plasticity, bile duct function, endocrine responses to injury, immune cell roles in lung disorders, smooth muscle cell behavior, magnetosensation, and cancer therapeutics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1921

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,701

Publisher OrgAmerican Physiological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Physiological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1522-1210

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ1

PhysiologyQ1

Physiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physiology

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)PhysiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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