The Journal of Physiology is a biweekly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 established in 1878, published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of The Physiological Society

The Physiological Society

-History:The Physiological Society was founded in 1876 as a dining society "for mutual benefit and protection" by a group of 19 physiologists, led by John Burdon Sanderson and Michael Foster, as a result of the 1875 Royal Commission on Vivisection and the subsequent 1876 Cruelty to Animals Act. The...

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The Journal of Physiology publishes original research that elucidates new physiological principles or mechanisms. It publishes papers in all areas of physiology

Physiology

Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...

, with an emphasis on human

Human physiology

Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, bioelectrical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. Physiology focuses principally at the level of organs and systems...

 and mammalian physiology, including work at the molecular level, at the level of the cell membrane, single cells, tissues or organs and systems physiology. The Journal is produced both on paper and online. All accepted "in press" articles are first published online, ahead of print, and issues become freely accessible 12 months after publication. The full archive back to 1878 is freely available online. The current editor-in-chief is David J. Paterson.

Through The Journal of Physiology, The Physiological Society funds a number of sponsored symposia - usually during major international research conferences - every year. Talks from these symposia are usually published in a special symposium issue of The Journal.

According to the Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports

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, The Journal of Physiology has a 2010 impact factor

Impact factor

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