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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.756

H-Indexi

124

SNIPi

0.788

Total Worksi

3,462

Total Citationsi

109,698

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nutrition & Dietetics; Physiology; Sport Sciences; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nutrition and Dietetics; Physiology (medical); Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,462

Publisher OrgNRC Research Press

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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?

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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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

187

3.6k

2019

190

5.9k

2020

160

2.5k

2021

104

1.1k

2022

127

850

2023

158

786

2024

145

275

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.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Nutrition and DieteticsQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Physiology (medical)Q2

Sports ScienceQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Is Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism: 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 Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism?

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism 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 2.42.

Is Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism?