IPJ hosts ongoing special issues that focus on high impact physiology themes. These issues provide a curated venue for emerging methods, validated studies, and applied breakthroughs.

Current themes and deadlines are listed on the journal website. Authors should review the scope of each issue before submission.

• Review the current special issue themes and deadlines
• Confirm that your manuscript aligns with the issue scope
• Prepare study documentation and validation evidence
• Submit through ManuscriptZone with the correct issue selection

• Validated studies with clear controls
• Reproducible workflows and documentation
• Cross disciplinary relevance with applied impact
• Transparent data and code sharing practices

Guest editors and the editorial office provide guidance on scope fit, submission requirements, and review timelines. For inquiries, contact [email protected].

• Describe participant or model characteristics in detail, including sex, age, and inclusion criteria when applicable.
• Report experimental protocols with enough detail to allow replication across laboratories.
• Provide calibration details for physiological measurement devices and instrumentation.
• State primary endpoints and physiological outcomes clearly before presenting results.
• Include normalization methods for physiological signals such as heart rate, VO2, or blood pressure.
• Explain how environmental conditions such as temperature, altitude, or humidity were controlled.
• For cellular physiology studies, report culture conditions, passage numbers, and media composition.
• Describe anesthesia, analgesia, and monitoring protocols for animal or clinical studies.
• Report statistical models, effect sizes, and confidence intervals for key outcomes.
• Clarify how baseline measurements were obtained and how changes over time were calculated.
• Include information on randomization, blinding, and allocation procedures when applicable.
• Document compliance with ethical approvals and informed consent for human studies.
• Provide reference ranges or normative values used to interpret physiological data.
• Describe sample processing steps for blood, tissue, or biofluid assays.
• If imaging is used, report acquisition parameters, resolution, and analysis software.
• For exercise physiology, report workload, intensity, and recovery protocols in detail.
• Specify timing of measurements relative to interventions, meals, or circadian cycles.
• Discuss limitations related to sample size, heterogeneity, or measurement variability.
• Explain how confounders such as medications, diet, or comorbidities were addressed.
• Provide clear definitions for physiological indices or composite scores used.
• Include quality control procedures for assays, sensors, and data cleaning.
• Report adverse events or unexpected findings relevant to physiological safety.
• Describe translational relevance to clinical practice or public health where appropriate.
• If multi-omic data are used, provide accession numbers and processing workflows.
• State whether data sharing is restricted and provide access pathways when needed.
• Include a short statement on reproducibility and data availability commitments.
• For renal or cardiovascular studies, report diagnostic criteria and staging methods.
• When using animal models, specify strain, housing, and welfare monitoring procedures.
• Describe dose-response protocols for pharmacological or hormonal interventions.
• Provide a concise summary of mechanistic implications supported by the data.
• Report software versions used for signal processing or statistical analysis.
• Include sensitivity analyses or robustness checks when applicable.
• Explain how missing data were handled and report imputation methods if used.

IPJ is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in physiology research. We emphasize reproducible methods, clear reporting of experimental protocols, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in human and comparative physiology.