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Journal of Physiological Sciences

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1880-6546eISSN1880-6562

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.983

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.265

Total Worksi

2,942

Total Citationsi

24,049

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physiology. Topics: human physiology, molecular physiology, cellular physiology, systems physiology

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,942

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-6546 / 1880-6562

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.5k

2019

988

2020

779

2021

581

2022

293

2023

425

2024

110

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.

PhysiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physiology

Scopus Categories

Physiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismIon channel regulation and functionHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepExercise and Physiological Responses

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physiological Sciences

Is Journal of Physiological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physiological Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Physiological Sciences?

Journal of Physiological Sciences 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 3.40.

Is Journal of Physiological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physiological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Physiological Sciences?