Journal profile · Multiple
Function
ISSN 2633-8823 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Function: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,900; median 83 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Function is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 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, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Function was created to communicate novel research and insights into the fundamental basis of living systems in health and disease. It aims to publish groundbreaking research findings that integrate data at the levels of genes, cells, and organs to uncover mechanisms and organism-wide functions in response to normal and disease-related stressors. Function aims to be a highly selective journal, publishing major advances that extend physiological mechanisms in the understanding of biology and the changes associated with disease states. Within this mission to unravel physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms, Function welcomes research reports from all areas of physiology, as well as from fields of systems and multi-level / multi-organ integrative biology, computational biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, genomics of cellular signaling and human disease, the impact of the environment on human biology, and studies encompassing a full spectrum of investigation from molecular to organismal biology. Function publishes high caliber original full research articles, but also short focused articles that report an important new observation, based on solid evidence, but without the full exploration required for a full paper. All scientific content published in the journal goes through a comprehensive, quick, and fair review process overseen by experts in the field. Function will also publish invited reviews, editorials and opinion pieces.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief David M. PollockPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 57, United Kingdom 4, France 4, Canada 4, Germany 3 (86 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine8.4%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience5.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience5.3%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine5.1%
- Muscle Physiology and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
| 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
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) 2024
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 26 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 135 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 356 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 600 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 703 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 1,196 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 98 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 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 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8.4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 3,900 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,900 | 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)
Article types accepted3
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- researchResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restriction. Model summary
For all articles published authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restriction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC 4.0, or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
All Function articles are published open access under a CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC 4.0, or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2633-8823
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Function
What CAS zone is Function in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Function is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physiology / Cell Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Function?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.8 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Function?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 56–98 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 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 Function based?
Of the 86 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (57), United Kingdom (4) and France (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Function?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Function is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Function open access, and what is the APC?
Function is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .