Journal of Applied Physiology
Last updated ISSN 0161-7567
Journal of Applied Physiology is published by American Physiological Society in neuroscience. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Applied Physiology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Sports Performance and Training
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Key facts
| Publisher | American Physiological Society |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0161-7567, 1522-1601, 8750-7587 |
| Subject area | Neuroscience |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 34,228 |
| Publishing since | 1948 |
| Journal website | jap.physiology.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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