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Physics of Life Reviews

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1956

ISSN1873-1457

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

2.384

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

4.191

Total Works

1,949

Total Citations

35,986

2yr Mean Citedness

3.08

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the interplay between biological systems and physical forces or molecular mechanisms. Topics include neuroimmune regulation, the mechanical and temporal regulation of tissue health, nanoscale biosensing, the computational modeling of human interaction, and the role of collagen in cancer progression.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,949

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-1457

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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

2019

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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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Artificial IntelligenceQ1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyBiophysics

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Artificial IntelligencePhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural dynamics and brain functionAction Observation and SynchronizationEmbodied and Extended CognitionLanguage and cultural evolutionFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationNeuroscience and Music PerceptionAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation