The American Journal of Physiology

The American Journal of Physiology
Title	The American Journal of Physiology
Discipline	Physiology
Abbreviation	Am. J. Physiol.
Publisher	American Physiological Society
Country	United States
Frequency	Weekly
History	1898–present
Openaccess	Hybrid

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The American Journal of Physiology is a long-established peer-reviewed periodical publishing original research in experimental and translational Physiology-related fields. Founded in the late 19th century, the journal has been associated with major institutions such as the American Physiological Society, the National Institutes of Health, and numerous universities including Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Cambridge. It serves researchers affiliated with organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley.

History

The journal was established in 1898 during an era shaped by figures such as William Osler, Walter Cannon, Ivan Pavlov, Claude Bernard, and Ernest Starling, and developed alongside institutions like Rockefeller University, Columbia University, and Yale University. Early editorial leadership drew contributors from laboratories linked to National Academy of Sciences, Royal Society, and Karolinska Institute, and published work that intersected with discoveries from researchers including Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Camillo Golgi, and Hans Krebs. Over the 20th century the journal chronicled advances related to Albert Einstein-era biophysics, wartime medical research connected to World War I, and postwar growth near centers such as Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries it adapted to changes promoted by entities like the National Science Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and contemporary researchers at University of Oxford, Imperial College London, and Princeton University.

The journal covers experimental studies in cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neural, and musculoskeletal physiology that align with work from laboratories at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, and University of Tokyo. Sectioned titles historically parallel specialties represented by societies such as the American Heart Association, American Thoracic Society, Endocrine Society, and Society for Neuroscience, and topics intersect with themes found in the portfolios of Nature Medicine, Science Translational Medicine, The Lancet, and Cell Metabolism. Specific parts emphasize cellular and molecular physiology that relate to research programs at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Max Planck Society, and Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Editorial governance has involved editors and board members drawn from faculty at University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, University of Michigan, Cornell University, University of Chicago, and international centers like University of Toronto and McGill University. Peer review processes conform to standards endorsed by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and funding bodies including Howard Hughes Medical Institute and European Research Council. The board has included investigators whose careers intersect with awards like the Nobel Prize, the Lasker Award, and the Gairdner Foundation International Award, and with researchers formerly affiliated with laboratories led by Andrew Huxley, Alan Hodgkin, and Roger Sperry.

Published by the American Physiological Society, the journal operates a hybrid access model that resembles policies at publishers such as Oxford University Press, Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley-Blackwell. Institutional subscriptions from libraries at Library of Congress, British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and university consortia support print and electronic dissemination, while authors may elect open access options in line with mandates from funders like the National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust. Archiving collaborations have been established with repositories analogous to PubMed Central and national archives such as the National Library of Medicine.

The journal is indexed in major databases and services that include PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase, and appears in bibliographic resources used by institutions like The Royal Society of London, Academia Sinica, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Citation tracking and metrics are provided via platforms such as Clarivate Analytics, Google Scholar, and Dimensions, facilitating discoverability for authors from centers including Seoul National University, Peking University, and Australian National University.

The journal's influence is reflected in citation practices across publications from Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and specialist journals like Circulation Research, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and Journal of Clinical Investigation. Its articles have informed clinical and translational efforts at hospitals such as Brigham and Women's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital', and have been cited in policy and guideline documents produced by bodies like the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Peer recognition and metrics have placed the journal among established venues alongside The Journal of Physiology and Physiological Reviews.

Category:Physiology journals