Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Physiological Measurement
ISSN 0967-3334 · eISSN 1361-6579 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1993
Physiological Measurement: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 129 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 111 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physiological Measurement is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring, Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physiological Measurement publishes papers about the quantitative assessment and visualization of physiological function in clinical research and practice, with an emphasis on the development of new methods of measurement and their validation. Papers are published on topics including: applied physiology in illness and health electrical bioimpedance, optical and acoustic measurement techniques advanced methods of time series and other data analysis biomedical and clinical engineering in-patient and ambulatory monitoring point-of-care technologies novel clinical measurements of cardiovascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal systems. measurements in molecular, cellular and organ physiology and electrophysiology physiological modeling and simulation novel biomedical sensors, instruments, devices and systems measurement standards and guidelines.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering12.5%
- Electrical and Bioimpedance TomographyEngineering11.5%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine9.3%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine8.2%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine7.4%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience5.7%
- Body Composition Measurement TechniquesMedicine4.4%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine3.5%
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 | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
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 | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | 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
- 2.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,737OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 136 | 31 |
| 2025 | 111 | 73 | 261 |
| 2024 | 150 | 111 | 822 |
| 2023 | 125 | 118 | 1,250 |
| 2022 | 134 | 80 | 1,855 |
| 2021 | 160 | 100 | 2,479 |
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
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (286 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 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
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 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0967-3334
- Electronic ISSN
- 1361-6579
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physiological Measurement
What CAS zone is Physiological Measurement in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physiological Measurement is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biophysics / Physiology / Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physiological Measurement?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Physiological Measurement?
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 129 days (interquartile range 103–166 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Physiological Measurement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physiological Measurement is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Physiological Measurement open access, and what is the APC?
Physiological Measurement is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .