Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Frontiers in Network Physiology
ISSN 2674-0109 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Network Physiology: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 78 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Network Physiology is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is classed under Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural dynamics and brain function, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For a detailed description of the fundamental questions, aims, challenges, analytic and modeling approaches, theoretic framework, impacts, current and future directions of research in Network Physiology see “The New Field of Network Physiology: Building the Human Physiolome” The multidisciplinary field of Network Physiology focuses on whole-body research to understand the mechanisms through which diverse physiological systems and subsystems across spatiotemporal scales — from the metabolic, genomic and cellular scale, to organs and the organism level — interact to synchronize their dynamics and coordinate their functions. Investigations in Network Physiology aim to uncover the laws of cross-communication among systems, and establish basic principles underlying the integration of systems and organs as a network to generate distinct physiological states and behaviors in health and disease. In addition to defining health and disease through biochemical, structural, dynamical and regulatory changes in individual physiological systems, the conceptual framework of Network Physiology emphasizes the signaling pathways, coordination and network interactions among systems and subsystems as a hallmark of physiological state and function. Integrating data-driven empirical and theoretical knowledge across disciplines ranging from applied mathematics, data science, physics and biomedical engineering to biology, genomics and proteomics, neuroscience, physiology, psychology and clinical medicine, Network Physiology develops the methodical instrumentarium — including integrated platforms of biomedical devices and sensor networks for multisystem and multimodality data recording and imaging, large databases development and curation, computational and analytical methods — and the theoretical framework necessary to address the fundamental question of how physiological states and functions at the organism level emerge out of complex dynamic interactions across systems from biochemical pathways to cellular, tissue, and organ interactions to whole-body behaviors and conditions. Launched in 2021, Frontiers in Network Physiology is the first and only peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to advancing this emerging discipline. The journal is committed to furthering our understanding of how physiological systems and subsystems interact to synchronize functions and integrate as networks to generate physiological states and conditions in health and disease. As a multidisciplinary,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Germany 3, France 2, Italy 2, Spain 2 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience16.7%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience13.6%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine10.3%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationComputer Science7%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience6.6%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering3.9%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcationPhysics and Astronomy3.3%
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)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 301 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 22 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 118 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 377 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 615 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 933 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 491 |
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
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 122 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (111 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | CHF 1,950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5–8
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2674-0109
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Network Physiology
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Network Physiology in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Network Physiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Network Physiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 56–122 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Network Physiology based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Germany (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Network Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Network Physiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Network Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Network Physiology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .