Physiology

Physiology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed review journal published by the American Physiological Society since 2004, formerly titled News in Physiological Sciences, with print ISSN 1548-9213 and online ISSN 1548-9221, and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 14.6（Physiology）是由（American Physiological Society）自 2004 年起出版的同行评审双月刊综述期刊，前身为（News in Physiological Sciences），印刷 ISSN 为 1548-9213，在线 ISSN 为 1548-9221，2025 年影响因子为 14.6。

Scope

• It publishes concise reviews and perspectives that integrate physiological knowledge across organ systems and disciplines该刊发表精炼的综述与观点文章，跨器官系统与学科整合生理学知识。
• Its coverage spans cellular, molecular, integrative and translational physiology其覆盖范围包括细胞、分子、整合与转化生理学。
• Recent reviews address topics such as the pathophysiology of hypertension, insulin resistance, cardiac energetics and chaperone-mediated autophagy近期综述涉及高血压病理生理学、胰岛素抵抗、心肌能量学与分子伴侣介导的自噬等主题。^[1]
• It aims to highlight the vitality of physiology and to reach scientists who are physiologists but may not realize it该刊旨在彰显生理学的活力，并触达那些自认并非生理学家的生理学研究者。
• As a journal of the American Physiological Society it supports the society's mission to advance physiology作为（American Physiological Society）的期刊，它支持该学会推进生理学的使命。
• In the 2025 Journal Citation Reports it is a Q1 title in Physiology on the Science Citation Index Expanded, ranking third of 89在 2025 年（Journal Citation Reports）中，它是（Physiology）类别（SCIE）的 Q1 期刊，位列 89 种期刊中的第 3 位。

History

• The journal evolved from News in Physiological Sciences, which began in 1986 as volume 1该刊源自（News in Physiological Sciences），后者于 1986 年以第 1 卷创刊。^[2]
• In 2004 it was retitled Physiology, starting at volume 19 under founding editor Walter Boron2004 年更名为（Physiology），自第 19 卷起，创刊主编为（Walter Boron）。
• Gary Sieck led the journal as editor in chief for about nine years, through 2021（Gary Sieck）担任主编约九年，任职至 2021 年。^[3]
• Michael J. Caplan of Yale University succeeded him and returned to the journal as editor（Yale University）的（Michael J. Caplan）接任，作为主编重返该刊。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 8.831 in 2021 to 11.846 in 2022, 10.3 in 2024 and 14.6 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 8.831 变为 2022 年的 11.846、2024 年的 10.3 与 2025 年的 14.6。
• The bimonthly title had reached volume 42 by January 2027该双月刊至 2027 年 1 月已出至第 42 卷。

Editors

• Its editor in chief is Michael J. Caplan, C.N.H. Long Professor and Chair of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine其主编为（Michael J. Caplan），系（Yale School of Medicine）细胞与分子生理学的（C.N.H. Long Professor）及系主任。
• Walter Boron was the founding editor of Physiology（Walter Boron）为（Physiology）的创刊主编。
• Michael J. Caplan had earlier served as an associate editor alongside Ulrich Pohl under founding editor Walter Boron（Michael J. Caplan）早年曾在创刊主编（Walter Boron）麾下与（Ulrich Pohl）同为副主编。
• During the tenure of Gary Sieck the associate editors included Amira Klip and Carlos Mantilla在（Gary Sieck）任期内，副主编包括（Amira Klip）与（Carlos Mantilla）。
• The journal is guided by an international editorial board of physiologists该刊由生理学家组成的国际编委会指导。