Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Pathophysiology
ISSN 0928-4680 · eISSN 1873-149X · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland
Pathophysiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,689; median 56 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pathophysiology is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, together about 20% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine7.3%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine6.8%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience5.9%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine5.8%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.7%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.5%
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 | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 593OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,721 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 19 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 223 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 427 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 527 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 662 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 668 |
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
56 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 73 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 62 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,400 | — | — |
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
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0928-4680
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-149X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pathophysiology
What CAS zone is Pathophysiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pathophysiology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pathology. 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.
How long does peer review take at Pathophysiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 56 days (interquartile range 44–73 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
Which databases index Pathophysiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pathophysiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pathophysiology open access, and what is the APC?
Pathophysiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,689.
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: .