Function

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN2633-8823eISSN2633-8823

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.322

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.757

Total Worksi

441

Total Citationsi

3,561

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Physiology; Cancer Research; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications441

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2633-8823 / 2633-8823

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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?

CLOCKSS, LOCKSS

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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

2002

996

2020

1.2k

2021

691

2022

583

2023

339

2024

120

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyPhysiology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchPhysiologyCell BiologyMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ion channel regulation and functionMitochondrial Function and PathologyAdipose Tissue and MetabolismNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPancreatic function and diabetesNeuroscience of respiration and sleepIon Transport and Channel RegulationCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMuscle Physiology and DisordersIon Channels and Receptors

Frequently asked questions about Function

Is Function a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Function: 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 Function?

Function 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 2.75.

Is Function indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Function is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Function?