Physiological Reviews
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Physiological Reviews |
| discipline | Physiology |
| impact | 37.312 |
| impact-year | 2020 |
| website | http://physrev.physiology.org/ |
| publisher | The American Physiological Society |
| country | United States |
| abbreviation | Physiol. Rev. |
| history | 1921–present |
| frequency | Quarterly |
| ISSN | 0031-9333 |
| eISSN | 1522-1210 |
| editor | Sadis Matalon (2018 to present) |
| :: |
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Physiological Reviews is a journal published quarterly by the American Physiological Society which has been published since 1921. The editor in chief of the journal is Sadis Matalon (University of Alabama at Birmingham). The journal's first managing editor, who served to his death in 1946, was Dr. Donald R. Hooker. Among the cadre of editors at the journal's inception were William Henry Howell, Lafayette Mendel, and John Macleod. From 1932 to 1950, the chairman of the board of editors of the journal was Anton J. Carlson. Other notable people who have served on the journal's editorial board include John Jacob Abel (c. 1935), Ernest William Goodpasture (c.1938).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 37.312 ::data[format=table title="ISI Impact Factor (rounded) & Rank among Physiology Journals"]
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.0 | 27.324 | 30.924 | 27.312 | 24.014 | 24.250 | 25.588 | 37.312 |
| Rank 1 among Physiology Journals | |||||||
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Internet Archive page set (values in table linked to specific pages)
References
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- Miller, Julie Cole. (May 10, 2017). "Matalon appointed editor-in-chief of Physiological Reviews". University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Matalon, Sadis. (September 2017). "Introducing Sadis Matalon, New Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Reviews". American Physiological Society.
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