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Physiological Reviews

American Physiological Society · United States · Est. 1921

ISSN1522-1210

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

366

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 200d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

11.493

H-Indexi

558

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

8.961

Total Worksi

2,701

Total Citationsi

1,067,056

2yr Mean Citednessi

15.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physiology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology; Physiology (medical).

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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, 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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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

Citations received

22k

2019

13k

2020

6.9k

2021

6.4k

2022

3.8k

2023

1.3k

2024

799

2025

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.

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)

Ion channel regulation and functionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchAdipose Tissue and MetabolismNeuroscience of respiration and sleepIon Transport and Channel RegulationMitochondrial Function and PathologyCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchMetabolism and Genetic DisordersNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Frequently asked questions about Physiological Reviews

Is Physiological Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physiological Reviews: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physiological Reviews?

Physiological Reviews is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 15.27.

Is Physiological Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physiological Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physiological Reviews?