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American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

American Physiological Society · United States · Est. 1921

ISSN1522-1563

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

1.822

H-Indexi

268

SNIPi

1.264

Total Worksi

13,169

Total Citationsi

759,080

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology is dedicated to innovative approaches to the study of cell physiology.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1921

FrequencyTwice Monthly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,169

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1522-1563

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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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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

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

216

7.4k

2019

221

9.8k

2020

173

5.2k

2021

275

6.4k

2022

241

3.8k

2023

265

2.4k

2024

303

1.3k

2025

187

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.

Cell BiologyQ1

PhysiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyPhysiology

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ion channel regulation and functionIon Transport and Channel RegulationCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMuscle Physiology and DisordersNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingPancreatic function and diabetesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Is American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology?

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology 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 3.89.

Is American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.