Journal profile · Physiology
Acta Physiologica Hungarica
ISSN 0231-424X · eISSN 2677-0164 · HUNGARY · Quarterly · Founded 1983
Acta Physiologica Hungarica: subscription journal; median 129 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Acta Physiologica Hungarica's largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, together about 29.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal provides a forum for important new research papers written by eminent scientists on experimental medical sciences. Papers reporting on both original work and review articles in the fields of basic and clinical physiology, pathophysiology (from the subcellular organization level up to the oranizmic one), as well as related disciplines, including history of physiological sciences, are accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine10.9%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine10.6%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine7.7%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine7.4%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine5.5%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience4.3%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 243OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (65 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- original workPapers reporting on both original work and review articles in the fields of basic and clinical physiology, pathophysiology (from the subcellular organization le…Length not stated
- review articlesPapers reporting on both original work and review articles in the fields of basic and clinical physiology, pathophysiology (from the subcellular organization le…Length not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0231-424X
- Print ISSN
- 2498-602X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2677-0164
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Physiologica Hungarica
How long does peer review take at Acta Physiologica Hungarica?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 93–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is Acta Physiologica Hungarica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Physiologica Hungarica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .