Journal profile · Physiology
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
ISSN 0008-4212 · eISSN 1205-7541 · National Research Council of Canada · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 1964
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology is published by National Research Council of Canada and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ion channel regulation and function, Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editors-In-Chief: Kelly Hyndman, Ph.D; Dylan Burger, Ph.D. This journal reports current research in all aspects of physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, and toxicology. Read More
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Editor-in-chief Kelly HyndmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine8.1%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine7.2%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience7.1%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine6.5%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience5.1%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 58Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,753 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 26 | 24 |
| 2025 | 57 | 29 | 120 |
| 2024 | 56 | 40 | 279 |
| 2023 | 86 | 38 | 361 |
| 2022 | 85 | 48 | 552 |
| 2021 | 118 | 72 | 1,017 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- original researchArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- perspectiveArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- research articleArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
- reviewArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article A completed, definitive study that reports new and original researc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Code availability, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contribution statement
Supply an author contribution statement, identifying authors by their initials and specifying contributions using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) roles as selected for each author in the peer-review system during submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability Data and code availability
The Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (CJPP) supports the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data principles as well as the FORCE11 Data Citation Principles. For studies presenting original results, it is a condition for final acceptance of a manuscript at CJPP that authors make publicly available all data and code needed to reproduce those results (including co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests statement
Authors are responsible for disclosing all financial and non-financial relationships that might bias or be seen to bias their work. Supply a statement of competing interests during submission. Authors who are unsure what to list may wish to consult the ICMJE form for disclosure of competing interests. If there is nothing to declare, the statement should read: “The authors declare there are no comp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Supply a data availability statement that says whether any, all, or portions of the data underpinning the work are available to others. Please refer to journal-specific guidelines for additional requirements on data availability. If data are available, specify how data can be accessed and under what conditions data can be reused. Supply repository name, persistent unique identifier (PID: DOI/compa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are encouraged to use reporting guidelines to enhance the transparency and reproducibility of their work. Up-to-date guidelines can be found at the EQUATOR Network, where authors may search or consult the GoodReports wizard to identify which guideline(s) to use. Page or line numbers should be used to identify each checklist item in the manuscript. A completed checklist may be requested by …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Publisher
- National Research Council of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0008-4212
- Electronic ISSN
- 1205-7541
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 1042 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pharmacology & Pharmacy / Physiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology is a hybrid 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: .