Journal profile · Physiology
Physiological Research
ISSN 0862-8408 · eISSN 1802-9973 · Czech Academy of Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
Physiological Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 113 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physiological Research is published by Czech Academy of Sciences 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 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, together about 23.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The content of submitted manuscripts must fall into the field of normal and pathological physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, and pharmacology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine8.4%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine7.6%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine7.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience4.8%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine4.4%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine4.3%
- Cardiac Ischemia and ReperfusionMedicine4.3%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINECurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, BIOSIS Previews/EBSCO, Index Medicus (Medical Subject Headings)
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,947OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 7 |
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | 231 |
| 2024 | 141 | 141 | 752 |
| 2023 | 132 | 132 | 1,021 |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | 1,092 |
| 2021 | 186 | 186 | 2,667 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 800 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 800 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,250 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 600
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 4
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- original articles and a maximum of 5 figures or tables. ORIGINAL ARTICLES with word limit of 5000 words, 45 references, and no more than 6 figures/tables. SHORT ormain text ≤ 5,000 words
- original articlesORIGINAL ARTICLES with word limit of 5000 words, 45 references, and no more than 6 figures/tables.Length not stated
- rapid communicationno more than 6 figures/tables. SHORT or RAPID COMMUNICATION should not exceed 2500 words, 20 references, and no more than 2 figures/tables. * All womain text ≤ 2,500 words
- review1000 EUR (Review)Length not stated
- reviewsREVIEWS giving personal views presented by prominent scientists on contemporary developments in their field of interest. It should not exceed 10000 words includ…Length not stated
- short communiation600 EUR (Short Communiation)Length not stated
- short or rapid communicationSHORT or RAPID COMMUNICATION should not exceed 2500 words, 20 references, and no more than 2 figures/tables.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation. Model summary
Authors must maintain transparency regarding the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Corrections and retractions are published as announcements. Model summary
Error corrections and/or article withdrawal will be published as announcements what has been changed in the respective article or why the article was withdrawn.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access - Open Access Journal
Open Access under CC BY since July 1, 2023. Model summary
Physiological Research (online ISSN 1802-9973) is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal published bimonthly online by the Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences. It publishes articles on normal and pathological physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, and pharmacology. For more, visit Journal Aims and Scope Articles are available in full versions as pdf files beginning with volume 40, 1991.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review Process
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
Articles submitted to our journal are subject to peer-reviewing. The peer-review process is single blind peer-review (the reviewers know the authors� identities, but the authors do not know the reviewers� identities). Papers will be accepted by the editors upon the recommendation of the reviewers. At least two reviewer comments per manuscript are collected for each manuscript�three in case that th…
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
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0862-8408
- Electronic ISSN
- 1802-9973
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physiological Research
What CAS zone is Physiological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physiological Research 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 Physiological Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.8; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Physiological Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Physiological Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 4; Highlights: 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 Physiological Research based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physiological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physiological Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physiological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Physiological Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .