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 latest impact factor of Physiological Research is 2.0 which was recently updated in June, 2025.
5-Year JIF: 2.3
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
In the year 2026, we are implementing a price adjustment, effective from March 1, 2026.
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
Editorial Office of Physiological Research would like to
congratulate author: Daniela Mokrá
of the Review "Acute lung injury - from pathophysiology to treatment".
(Physiol Res. 2020 Dec 31;69(Suppl 3):S353-S366. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934602),
with actual 315 citations (December 2025).
Editorial Office of Physiological Research
would like to congratulate
authors Jan Paces, Zuzana Strizova, Daniel
Smrz, and Jan Cerny, of the Review:
COVID-19 and the Immune System, published in
Issue
3/2020.
Editorial Office of Physiological Research
would like to congratulate Prof. Tomasz Szkudelski (Poznan,
Poland) for achieving close to 2200 citations for his
article
The mechanism of alloxan and streptozotocin action
in B cells of the rat pancreas published in Physiological
Research in Issue 6, 2001.
Most cited papers according to
WOS/SCOPUS (2/2024)
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.
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Policy page.
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Editorial Office.
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