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Journal of Applied Physiology

American Physiological Society · United States · Est. 1948

ISSN8750-7587eISSN1522-1601

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

136

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 102d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.106

H-Indexi

401

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.197

Total Worksi

34,069

Total Citationsi

1,834,638

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Applied Physiology publishes original research and reviews that advance the understanding of physiological adaptations and integrative mechanisms. It emphasizes papers dealing with adaptive and integrative mechanisms and those providing mechanistic insight.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1948

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications34,069

Publisher OrgAmerican Physiological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Physiological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

8750-7587 / 1522-1601

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

350

9.2k

2019

405

8.4k

2020

357

6.3k

2021

295

3.9k

2022

325

3.3k

2023

373

1.8k

2024

332

764

2025

175

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PhysiologyQ2

Physiology (medical)Q2

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PhysiologySport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Sports SciencePhysiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Physiology

Is Journal of Applied Physiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Physiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Physiology?

Journal of Applied Physiology 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 2.57.

Is Journal of Applied Physiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Physiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.