Physiological Research
- Open Access Journal
Physiological Research (online ISSN 1802-9973) is a
peer-reviewed Open Access journal published bimonthly online by
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.
Physiological Research Ranking
The Impact Factor of Physiological Research was 2.0 (June 2025).
Its current value is 2.62 (688/263) on January 9, 2026.
Five-year IF was 2.3 in 2025 and its current value is 2.78 (1862/670).
Physiological Research Quartile
The latest Quartile of Physiological Research is Q3.
Physiological Research Indexing
Physiological Research (ISSN
1802-9973) is indexed and abstracted in:
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PubMed/MEDLINE
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SCOPUS
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ProQuest
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Web of Science/Web Core Collection
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Current Contents®/Life Sciences
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Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®)
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Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
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BIOSIS
Previews/EBSCO
For Authors
Authors submitting their articles should follow
the new form of References.
More in Instruction for Authors.
Publication Fee
Our journal is turning from Page Charges to the
Article Processing
Charges (APCs) for papers which will be published since 2021.
Physiological Research APCs will be 1155 / 955 / 555 EUR (including tax) per an article.
To know more about the prices, please visit our
Article Processing Charges (APCs) page.
Call for Proposal of Invited Review Articles
The Editorial Board of Physiological Research is ready to
consider your proposals of review articles.
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Highly Cited Papers
Most cited papers according to
WOS/SCOPUS (January 2026):
Editorial Office of Physiological Research would like to congratulate:
Prof. Daniela Mokrá for the Review Acute lung Injury - From Pathophysiology to Treatment (Physiol Res. 2020;69(Suppl 3):S353-S366.
doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934602), which achieved 304 citations.
Dr. Jan Paces, Zuzana Strizova, Daniel Smrz, and Jan Cerny for the Review COVID-19 and the Immune System (Physiol Res. 2020;69(3): 379-388.
doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934492), which achieved 289 citations.
Prof. Tomasz Szkudelski (Poznan, Poland) for achieving 2468 citations on his Review The Mechanism of Alloxan and Streptozotocin Action in B Cells of the Rat Pancreas (Physiol Res. 2010;50(6):536-546.
doi: 10.33549/physiolres.930111).
Prof. Zdenka Ďuračková (Bratislava, Slovakia) for achieving 623 citations on her Review Some Current Insights into Oxidative Stress (Physiol Res. 2010;59(4):459-469.
doi: 10.33549/physiolres.931844).
Manuscript Submission
Authors can submit original, previously unpublished research articles,
review articles, rapid or short communications.
Instructions for Authors
- Respect the instructions carefully when submitting your manuscript.
Submitted manuscripts or revised manuscripts that do not follow these
Instructions will not be included into the peer-review process.
Open Access Journal Policy
Physiological Research is an Open Access journal under the
Creative Commons license (CC BY) since July 1, 2023.

As an Open Access journal, we provide online access
free of charge plus additional re-use rights.
Visit our Journal
Policy page.
General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR)
Advertising Policy
Occasional advertising should be discussed with
Editorial Office.
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