Physiology · 69 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Physiology
The top Physiology journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Molecular Neurodegeneration16.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5Aging and Disease4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Buck Institute for Research on AgingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6The journal of nutrition health & aging4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8Nutrition & Metabolism3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 10Clinical Interventions in Aging3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Pathophysiology3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of Asthma and Allergy2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Frontiers in Pain Research2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Experimental Biology and Medicine2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Korean Journal of Family Medicine2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Academy of Family MedicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Biochemia Medica3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Geriatrics2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19IBRO Neuroscience Reports2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Physiological Research2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Tobacco Induced Diseases2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · E.U.E.P. European PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Associação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Society for Free Radical Research JapanOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Tobacco Prevention & Cessation1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · EU European PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Center for Academic Publications JapanOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27The Journal of Medical Investigation0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · University of TokushimaOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Tohoku UniversityOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29The Keio Journal of Medicine0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Keio University School of MedicineOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Turkish Journal of Biochemistry0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
- 31Nutrición Hospitalaria0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Arán EdicionesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 34Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · The Japan Geriatrics SocietyOpen AccessScopusPubMed
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- 36The Japan Journal of Logopedics and Phoniatrics0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · The Japan Society of Logopedics and PhoniatricsOpen AccessScopus
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- 38Journal of Clinical Investigation9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for Clinical InvestigationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Journal of Sport and Health Science9.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Alzheimer s Research & Therapy8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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