https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.131.11

Lucinda Periac-Arnold
Head of Publishing, The Physiological Society

At the Society, we are proud of our three journals leading the discipline, promoting best practice and pushing the boundaries of scientific endeavour. These are The Journal of Physiology, Experimental Physiology and Physiological Reports. The varied purposes and scopes of each of these journals ensures we cater to the particular focus and breadth of physiologists’ research and that the work is shared with the most interested audience.

Our journals

The Journal of Physiology is the leading general research journal in the discipline, with the highest number of citations of any physiology journal. Since 1878 it has published research that significantly advanced our knowledge of physiology and increased our understanding of how the body functions in health and disease.

Experimental Physiology publishes work highlighting novel insights into fundamental homeostatic and adaptive responses in health, and articles that further our knowledge of pathophysiological mechanisms in diseases. Translation and integration research is a key focus.

Physiological Reports is a joint publication of the American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society, published by Wiley. It showcases original research in all areas of basic, translational and clinical physiology and allied disciplines.

Both Experimental Physiology and Physiological Reports are open access journals and so article publication fees will apply. Find out if your institution is covered by one of Wiley’s many Transformative Agreements at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/network/publishing/research-publishing/editors/enabling-open-access-through-transformational-agreements.

Updated referral and transfer policy

We like to have our journals working together as a family. This is why our three journals’ Editorial Boards are firmly committed to working together to ensure that research submitted to a Physiological Society publication finds the right home. We have now improved the functionality of the transfer process from both The Journal of Physiology and Experimental Physiology, allowing authors given a referral decision to transfer both their manuscript, and any related peer review comments, to the recommended destination journal. Editors will recommend the destination title based on their assessment of the manuscript, meaning a recommendation to either transfer to Experimental Physiology or Physiological Reports. This has resulted in an expedited peer review process following rejection and will enable authors to disseminate their research in as timely a manner as possible. We have further enabled efficient transfer through the introduction of free format original submission, so there is no need to edit manuscripts to fit the destination titles formatting and referencing requirements until a revised manuscript is submitted.

For more information on how this transfer process works, visit our Peer Review Process and Guidance page.

The Publications Team will be happy to answer any questions you have about this process. Please contact us at jphysiol@physoc.org.