Journal profile · Medicine-Physiology (medical)
Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences
ISSN 0794-859X · Physiological Society of Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences: fully open access; median 196 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences is published by Physiological Society of Nigeria. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Sperm and Testicular Function and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, together about 31% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Physiology (medical)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.3%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine7.1%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Medicinal Plants and NeuroprotectionMedicine4.9%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine4.3%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine3.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology (medical) | Q4 | 91/117 | 22nd |
| Physiology | Q4 | 176/196 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 159 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 227 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 220 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 232 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 219 |
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
196 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 283 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (36 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 237 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (0 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
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
- Physiological Society of Nigeria
- ISSN
- 0794-859X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences
How long does peer review take at Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 196 days (interquartile range 83–286 days). 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 Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences 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: .