Physiology journals by time to acceptance (2025)
38 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine | 36 (20–68) | 213 | 250 | — | — | 0.69 |
| Biogerontology | 58 (39–104) | 194 | 12 | ≈$4,790 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Pathophysiology | 62 (49–81) | 65 | 6 | ≈$1,711 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nitric Oxide | 74 (48–111) | 58 | 1 | ≈$3,400 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Tobacco Induced Diseases | 75 (47–105) | 211 | 52 | ≈$2,769 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Mechanisms of Ageing and Development | 76 (61–105) | 75 | 2 | ≈$4,780 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Current Alzheimer Research | 78 (64–102) | 102 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Molecular Genetics and Metabolism | 82 (57–118) | 171 | 4 | ≈$3,680 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| The journal of nutrition health & aging | 82 (57–120) | 169 | 9 | $3,450 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.21 |
| GeroScience | 83 (51–124) | 563 | 16 | ≈$2,890 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Tobacco Prevention & Cessation | 84 (49–128) | 57 | 49 | ≈$2,885 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Journal of Frailty & Aging | 85 (63–122) | 59 | 35 | $2,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Experimental Gerontology | 89 (65–121) | 289 | 3 | $3,660 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Purinergic Signalling | 89 (26–146) | 55 | 20 | ≈$4,690 | — | 3.19 |
| Life Sciences in Space Research | 95 (64–143) | 103 | 2 | ≈$3,060 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Ageing Research Reviews | 98 (62–154) | 268 | 2 | ≈$5,520 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports | 101 (71–140) | 165 | 32 | $2,800 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Aging | 102 (69–155) | 194 | 20 | ≈$3,117 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome | 105 (55–142) | 55 | 68 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Journal of Asthma and Allergy | 108 (90–134) | 141 | 16 | $4,320 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Clinical Nutrition ESPEN | 110 (70–174) | 470 | 7 | ≈$2,750 | — | 0.0 |
| Alzheimer s Research & Therapy | 111 (85–164) | 271 | 18 | $4,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.88 |
| Nutrition | 114 (86–162) | 266 | 5 | ≈$3,870 | — | 0.0 |
| Sleep And Breathing | 123 (85–183) | 305 | 16 | ≈$3,790 | — | 0.0 |
| Clinical Nutrition | 130 (83–182) | 307 | 6 | ≈$3,320 | Hybrid | 0.67 |
| Journal of Physical Activity and Health | 136 (87–203) | 217 | 62 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Nutrition in Clinical Practice | 137 (98–206) | 156 | 31 | ≈$3,570 | — | 0.0 |
| Advances in Simulation | 143 (108–203) | 67 | 26 | $2,890 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Aging Cell | 148 (105–188) | 347 | 19 | $3,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Journals of Gerontology Series A | 153 (109–211) | 118 | — | ≈$4,408 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Molecular Neurodegeneration | 156 (107–201) | 121 | 19 | $3,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 4.51 |
| Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry | 166 (117–243) | 77 | 23 | ≈$4,490 | — | 0.0 |
| Tobacco Control | 168 (122–213) | 169 | 24 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle | 196 (150–261) | 306 | — | $5,690 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nicotine & Tobacco Research | 197 (149–240) | 244 | — | ≈$5,392 | — | 0.76 |
| npj Microgravity | 218 (142–309) | 96 | 27 | $3,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Aging and Physical Activity | 260 (193–326) | 94 | 99 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Nature Metabolism | 276 (218–376) | 141 | 42 | ≈$12,690 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
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Which Physiology journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 38 Physiology journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 36 days (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine). The middle journal's median was 108 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.