Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry
ISSN 1138-7548 · eISSN 1877-8755 · Springer Netherlands · SPAIN · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.04; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,490; median 148 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases and Diet and metabolism studies, together about 29.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry publishes original research articles and reviews describing relevant new observations on molecular, biochemical and cellular mechanisms involved in human physiology. All areas of the physiology are covered. Special emphasis is placed on the integration of those levels in the whole-organism. The Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry also welcomes articles on molecular nutrition and metabolism studies, and works related to the genomic or proteomic bases of the physiological functions. Descriptive manuscripts about physiological/biochemical processes will not be considered. The journal will not accept manuscripts testing effects of animal or plant extracts. Emeriti Editors-in-Chief: Juan Jiménez Vargas (deceased), founder (1945-1989), Pamplona, Spain Francisco Ponz (deceased), co-founder (1945-2009), Pamplona, Spain Ana Barber, (1994-2014), Pamplona, Spain (deceased)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief M. PilarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Spain 35, United States 5, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, France 2 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine17%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine7.3%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.9%
- Diet, Metabolism, and DiseaseMedicine4.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine4.2%
- Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 5.04LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 972OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 411,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,686 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 44 | 39 |
| 2025 | 70 | 31 | 301 |
| 2024 | 63 | 27 | 604 |
| 2023 | 61 | 24 | 879 |
| 2022 | 90 | 33 | 1,636 |
| 2021 | 72 | 20 | 1,400 |
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
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (184 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,490 / EUR 3,390 / GBP 2,890 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialThe Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry accepts submissions of the following article types: Original ArticlesReviews• Review articles should provide a synthe…main text ≤ 250 words
- original articlesThe Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry accepts submissions of the following article types: Original Articles ReviewsLength not stated
- original researchThe Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry accepts submissions of the following article types: Original ArticlesReviews• Review articles should provide a synthe…Length not stated
- reviewThe Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry accepts submissions of the following article types: Original ArticlesReviews• Review articles should provide a synthe…Length not stated
- review articleThe Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry accepts submissions of the following article types: Original ArticlesReviews• Review articles should provide a synthe…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsReview articles should provide a synthesis of state-of-the-art knowledge in specific research areas, highlighting new questions and especially future research d…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: Conceived of or designed study Performed research Analyzed data Contributed new methods or models Wrote the paper Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Only those papers that seem to meet our editorial cri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism prevention with CrossCheck
Springer is a participant of CrossCheck, a multi-publisher plagiarism detection initiative to screen published and submitted content for originality. CrossCheck consists of two products: a database of scholarly publications (CrossCheck) and a web-based tool (iThenticate) to check an authored work against that database. This journal uses the plagiarism tool to detect instances of overlapping and si…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1138-7548
- Electronic ISSN
- 1877-8755
- Society / sponsor
- University of Navarra
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Physiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.04; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 93–229 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (35), United States (5) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,490.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .