Journal profile · Medicine-Physiology (medical)
Temperature
ISSN 2332-8940 · eISSN 2332-8959 · Taylor & Francis
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Temperature: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 100 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Temperature is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Thermoregulation and physiological responses, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Thermal Regulation in Medicine, together about 48.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Temperature is a unique peer-reviewed physiological journal with an international audience. It welcomes research papers broadly related to interactions between living matter and temperature. While the primary focus is on the medical physiology of body temperature regulation, research in all scientific disciplines and at all levels of organization - from submolecular to biospheric - is of interest to the journal. Journal Features Temperature aims to serve the international community of thermoregulation researchers, as well as scientists, students and physicians who are interested in temperature-related sciences. The journal thrives in its role as an Open Access thermoregulation science community hub, supporting researchers in providing a home for excellent peer-reviewed research. Temperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more. The editorial team have recently started a collection of Methods articles, published as 'The Journal Temperature: Toolbox' to additionally highlight new methodological research tools and evaluation of best practices for those already in use. By collecting a variety of research and article types in this developing field into one journal, the journal continues to fulfil its mission of broader education around thermoregulation, sharing new ideas and keeping our readership informed on the latest developments in all temperature-related sciences. The journal will continue to promote further discussion and sharing of important, high quality international research that reflects the critical importance and impact thermoregulation plays in a variety of scientific and investigatory settings. Temperature maintains an authoritative international Editorial Board, which aims to attract interesting research to the journal and provides decisive, expert peer review. The Editorial vision for this journal is explained in the inaugural Editorial: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ktmp20/1/1 Topics Between life and death: torpor, hibernation, and suspended animation Biometeorology and thermal biology Brain temperature: from human evolution to neurosurgery Brown fat and other thermoeffectors Clinical thermoregulation: from symptoms to outcomes Drug development: desired and undesired thermoregulatory effects Ecstasy, marijuana, and other drugs of abuse: effects on body temperature Energy metabolism: from orexin to anorexia Exercise and temperature: perform
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Physiology (medical)
Editor-in-chief Andrej A. RomanovskyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 4, Netherlands 1, Brazil 1, Israel 1, Hungary 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thermoregulation and physiological responsesMedicine29.8%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine10%
- Thermal Regulation in MedicineMedicine8.8%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine6.7%
- Ion Channels and ReceptorsNeuroscience5.7%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science4%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine3.1%
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 | Q1 | 20/196 | — |
| Physiology (medical) | Q1 | 16/117 | — |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.45Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 376,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 590 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 28 | 1,962 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 2,250 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 1,984 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 1,729 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 1,582 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 1,436 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (71 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- discovery articlesTemperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more.Length not stated
- editorialsTemperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more.Length not stated
- lettersTemperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more.Length not stated
- methodsTemperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more.Length not stated
- original research articlesTemperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more.Length not stated
- reviewsTemperature publishes a number of article types, including Editorials, Original Research Articles, Reviews, Methods, Discovery articles, Letters and more.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Temperature is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership …
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Temperature
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Thermoregulation and physiological responses, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesYes, amount not published (Publisher website)Fee details
- 5Expected review time100 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 56 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2332-8940
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-8959
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Temperature
How long does peer review take at Temperature?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 53–149 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Temperature based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4), Netherlands (1) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Temperature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Temperature is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Temperature open access, and what is the APC?
Temperature is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .