Journal profile · Physiology
Experimental Physiology
ISSN 0958-0670 · eISSN 1469-445X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1990
Experimental Physiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.03; fully open access; APC about USD 3,150; median 104 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 62.5%; 406 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Experimental Physiology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Experimental Physiology</em> journal reports novel insights into homeostatic and adaptive responses in health, and research into pathophysiological mechanisms in disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine12.3%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine9.7%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience9.4%
- Thermoregulation and physiological responsesMedicine5.2%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine4.6%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.6%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
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 | Physiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 3.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 296LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 379Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,234,776Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 334 | 334 | 98 |
| 2025 | 406 | 406 | 941 |
| 2024 | 257 | 257 | 1,479 |
| 2023 | 196 | 196 | 1,510 |
| 2022 | 161 | 95 | 2,065 |
| 2021 | 225 | 146 | 2,509 |
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 Crossref · to
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (780 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 62.5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 69%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,150 / GBP 2,420 / EUR 2,640 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,940 / EUR 2,470 / GBP 2,260 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0958-0670
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-445X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Experimental Physiology
What CAS zone is Experimental Physiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Experimental Physiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Physiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Experimental Physiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.03; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 147.
How long does peer review take at Experimental Physiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 55–175 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 62.5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 69% (2025). 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 Experimental Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Experimental Physiology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Experimental Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Experimental Physiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .