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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1880-6791eISSN1880-6805

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.925

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.174

Total Worksi

902

Total Citationsi

18,623

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Physiological Anthropology (JPA) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on the physiological and biological functions of humans, with an emphasis on the physical and bio-cultural effects on human variation and adaptability to the environment. The objective of JPA is to evaluate physiological and biological adaptations referring to human evolution and living environments, and to publish research from different scientific fields concerned with environmental impact on human beings and human society. Topic areas include, but are not limited to: environmental physiology bio-cultural environment living environment human behavior development and growth age and sex differences nutrition and morphology physical fitness and health biological anthropology human evolution human population biology genetics and epigenetics Journal of Physiological Anthropology is the official journal of the Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications902

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of CongressCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-6791 / 1880-6805

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

594

2019

793

2020

719

2021

572

2022

246

2023

354

2024

102

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Physiology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physiology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyPhysiology (medical)Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysiologyHuman Factors and ErgonomicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Thermoregulation and physiological responsesHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionCircadian rhythm and melatoninBody Composition Measurement TechniquesNutrition and Health in AgingCardiovascular and exercise physiologyMuscle activation and electromyography studiesSports Performance and TrainingInfrared Thermography in Medicine

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Is Journal of Physiological Anthropology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physiological Anthropology: 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 Anthropology?

Journal of Physiological Anthropology 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 4.54.

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

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