Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Background and Objectives: Prestigious journals are the most important tool for the transfer of scientific information, Physiology is the science of living organisms and medical physiology is the most important branche of physiology. The first step for publishing a paper is identifying specialized journals. Considering the importance of the point, the present study aimed to introduce the most prestigious journals in medical physiology for the first time.
Materials and Methods: Present descriptive study was conducted in 2016 at the Medical faculty of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Medical physiology Journals were surveyed in the Scientific Journal Rankings. For this purpose, medicine word in the "Subject Area" and physiology (Medical) word in the "Subject Category" were searched. The journals list extracted from SJR, contained 97 titles. After reviewing the journals titles, 26 journals contained physiology term in their titles. In addition, 17th related physiology journals were also studied. Study information included: name of the journal, country presented the journal, publisher, subject of coverage, important journal indexing, date of publication, Hirsch index, duration of publishing, and impact factor.
Conclusion: Physiology journals publish articles in both general and specific areas. Usually research articles are published in the all, while the review articles are published in the journals which mention “reviews” in their titles.
Key words: Physiology, Medical Physiology, Hirsch index, Impact Factor.
 
Funding: This research was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
 
How to cite this article: Rahmani MR, Ayoobi F, Assar Sh, Jalalpour Sh, Rezaeian M. A Review of the Most Prestigious Journals in Medical Physiology. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2017; 16(7): 661-82. [Farsi]