Journal profile · Medicine-Physiology (medical)
Physiology International
ISSN 2498-602X · Akademiai Kiado · Netherlands
Physiology International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.82; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 129 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physiology International is published by Akademiai Kiado 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 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Exercise and Physiological Responses and Sports Performance and Training, together about 30.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal provides a forum for important new research papers written by eminent scientists on experimental medical sciences. Papers reporting on both original work and review articles in the fields of basic and clinical physiology, pathophysiology (from the subcellular organization level up to the oranizmic one), as well as related disciplines, including history of physiological sciences, are accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Physiology (medical)
Editor-in-chief László ROSIVALLPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine11.8%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine10.5%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine7.9%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine6.7%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine5.4%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience3.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, CABELLS Journalytics, Global Health, Index Copernicus, Index Medicus, Referativnyi Zhurnal
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
- 1.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.57Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.58Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 350 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 31 | 8 | 34 |
| 2024 | 25 | 7 | 77 |
| 2023 | 27 | 21 | 173 |
| 2022 | 41 | 35 | 451 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 324 |
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
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (65 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 600 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Hybrid publication model Model summary
Physiology International Publication Model Hybrid
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
- Akademiai Kiado
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2498-602X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physiology International
What CAS zone is Physiology International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physiology International is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physiology. 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 Physiology International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.82; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Physiology International?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 93–150 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 Physiology International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physiology International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physiology International open access, and what is the APC?
Physiology International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .