The Journal of Physiology Annual Report 2012–13. A year of progress

Abstract

These days, readers of the scholarly literature usually find what they want via keyword searching and are often unconcerned with which journal is carrying the article of interest. However, as authors they care very much about where their articles are published. This latest Annual Report of The Journal of Physiology is addressed to readers as authors looking for an appropriate home for their research. From this perspective, we review developments over the past year, present plans for the future and review the latest journal statistics. Our impactAmongst primary research journals in the Physiology category, The Journal of Physiology ranks first in Total Cites (46,154) and Cited Half-life (>10.0), second in Immediacy Index (1.386), Eigenfactor Score (0.08269) and Article Influence Score (1.91), third in number of articles published (420), and fourth in Impact Factor (4.881).Broader visibility of The Journal is reflected in the increased number of downloads made over the year. For the first time, the number of full text downloads has exceeded 5 million -an impressive achievement (Fig. 1). Journal contentThe Journal of Physiology continues to have a strong interest in all areas of physiology. The past 18 months have seen us follow our strategy (Paterson 2011) to reconnect with, and attract content from, research communities that have traditionally been The Journal's strongholds. In particular, neuroscience, biophysics and computational physiology (details below). Future initiatives for 2013 will focus on cardiovascular physiology with a call for submissions in molecular, cellular and integrative aspects of cardiac arrhythmia.Above and beyond these initiatives, we retain a keen interest in all original work that enhances our quantitative and mechanistic understanding of physiology irrespective of the spatial domain of study. Theoretical papers and papers that use computational models to further our understanding of physiological processes will be considered if based on experimentally derived data, and if the hypothesis advanced is directly amenable to experimental testing (see Extra information for modelling papers; http://jp.physoc.org/site/misc/author.xhtml#modelling). While emphasis is on human

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“…This is in contrast to what appears in papers in journals from the developed world, e.g. The Journal of Physiology, where a considerable number of articles are largely biophysical, molecular and translational (Paterson et al 2013).…”

The Journal of Physiology Annual Report 2013–14:Another year of progress

“…We hope that this signals our particular interest in receiving top‐quality submissions from the cardiovascular community. The issue builds upon the seminal observations published in The Journal by George Ralph Mines (1886–1914) 100 years ago and includes an Editorial written by Editor‐in‐Chief David Paterson (Paterson et al ., ).• Cardiac and respiratory physiology Symposia held at a Themed Meeting of The Physiological Society, University of Manchester, UK on 4–6 September 2012. http://jp.physoc.org/content/591/17.toc• Why do some brains seize? Molecular, cellular and network mechanisms A symposium held at the Epilepsy Research UK Expert International Workshop, Oxford, UK on 15–16 March 2012. http://jp.physoc.org/content/591/4.toc…”