Journal profile · Physiology
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 0867-5910 · eISSN 1899-1505 · Polish Physiological Society · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1991
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.34; fully open access; median 194 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 59 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology publishes papers which fall within the range of basic and applied physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology. The papers should illustrate new physiological or pharmacological mechanisms at the level of the cell membrane, single cells, tissues or organs. Clinical studies, that are of fundamental importance and have a direct bearing on the pathophysiology will also be considered. Letters related to articles published in The Journal with topics of general professional interest are welcome.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
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
194 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 255 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 212 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (100 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 ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Polish Physiological Society
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0867-5910
- Electronic ISSN
- 1899-1505
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.34; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 0.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 194 days (interquartile range 130–255 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .