Journal profile · Physiology
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0304-4920 · eISSN 2666-0059 · WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS · TAIWAN · Bi-monthly · Founded 1927
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.74; JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,000; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY is published by WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS 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 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Diet and metabolism studies, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chinese Journal of Physiology is the official journal of Chinese Physiological Society. It publishes peer-reviewed original research papers on a bimonthly basis and covers a broad aspect of physiology. Our mission is to provide a platform for articles with merit to the academic communities. To this end, we make efforts to ensure the review and publication processes of each paper run efficiently and each publication in good quality has sufficient exposure to readers. Abstracting and Indexing Information The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners: Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data The journal is indexed with, or included in, the following: DOAJ, EMBASE/ Excerpta Medica, MEDLINE/Index Medicus, SCOPUS, Science Citation Index Expanded Impact Factor® as reported in the 2022 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate Analytics, 2023): 1.8 自2024年1月1日起，《Chinese Journal of Physiology》（CJP）将更名为《Journal of Physiological Investigation》（JPI）。这一变化旨在吸引更广泛领域的生理学领域作者。 自2023年8月1日起，CJP 将不再接收新的投稿。该日期之前提交的所有稿件将接受审查和处理，直至做出最终决定，如果被接受，将在CJP下发表。 《生理学调查杂志》(JPI) 自2023年8月1日到2024年1月1日标题正式更改之前，即可以提前接收投稿。
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience8.1%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine8.1%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine7%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine6.2%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine5%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine4.4%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine3.9%
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 | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PHYSIOLOGY · rank 78/89
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.74LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 292OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 929 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 365 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 255 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 355 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1927
- ISSN
- 0304-4920
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-0059
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
What CAS zone is CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physiology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.74; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What JCR quartile is CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PHYSIOLOGY Q4 (78/89). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .