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Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

National Research Council of Canada · Canada · Est. 2001

ISSN1715-5312eISSN1715-5320

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.774

H-Index

124

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.788

Total Works

3,462

Total Citations

109,698

2yr Mean Citedness

2.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on human physiological responses to exercise, environmental conditions, and nutritional interventions. Studies investigate factors such as sweat composition, physical literacy in children with congenital heart disease, hormonal influences on lipid oxidation, the impact of nutrition education on healthcare professionals, public opinion on food marketing, the relationship between physical activity and mortality, the effectiveness of online nutrition information, heat stress and sleep deprivation effects, exercise blood pressure responses, muscle-strengthening activities and cardiovascular health, movement guidelines adherence, heat therapy and perceived exertion, muscle deoxygenation during exercise, resistance training effects on muscle and strength, cooling interventions for older adults, sex differences in neurophysiology, and dietary inflammatory potential in chronic bronchitis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 143 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,462

Publisher OrgNRC Research Press

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Submission Info

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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?

National Research Council of Canada

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1715-5312 / 1715-5320

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Nutrition and DieteticsQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Physiology (medical)Q2

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nutrition & DieteticsPhysiologySport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Sports SciencePhysiologyNutrition and DieteticsEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMuscle metabolism and nutritionSports Performance and TrainingExercise and Physiological ResponsesObesity, Physical Activity, DietAdipose Tissue and MetabolismPhysical Activity and HealthDiet and metabolism studiesHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlThermoregulation and physiological responses