Key Features
- A dynamic online quarterly review journal with the breadth and depth of a reference work
- A world-class editorial team comprising leading names in the field
- Fully citable content, indexed in major indexing and abstracting services, including MEDLINE/PubMed and TRSI
- Includes more than 30,000 pages of classic content digitized from the prestigious Handbook of Physiology series
- As an online reference work, articles can be updated when new information is available
- Find the information you need by searching or browsing by keywords, topic, or issue
Project Description
Comprehensive Physiology is the most authoritative and comprehensive collection of physiology information ever assembled, and uses the most powerful features of review journals and electronic reference works. Each article is commissioned not only to cover the latest key developments in the field, but to be the authoritative article on the subject.
This makes Comprehensive Physiology a valued reference work on the evolving science of physiology for researchers and clinicians. It also provides a useful teaching tool for instructors and an informative resource for medical students and other students in the life and health sciences.
The quarterly serial format of Comprehensive Physiology allows it to be indexed in the major indexing and abstracting services, including MEDLINE/PubMed and TRSI (formerly ISI), making it a reference work that is eligible for an Impact Factor.
Oversight of the ongoing editorial and scientific development of Comprehensive Physiology is provided by a distinguished Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) sponsored by the American Physiological Society and chaired by Editor-in-Chief David M. Pollock. The EAB in turn recruits a world-class team of Topic Editors who assign articles and recruit authors. For a full listing of Editors, go to the Editors page.
An additional feature of Comprehensive Physiology is the inclusion of more than 30,000 pages of content from the American Physiological Society's renowned Handbook of Physiology (HoP), which was published as a series of books from 1977 to 2008 and is presented here for the first time in digital format.
Scope of the Project
David M. Pollock, Regents' Professor and Chief of the Section of Experimental Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Georgia Regents University, serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Comprehensive Physiology. The work contains 13 Sections, each developed by a member of the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB). The Sections are divided into Topics, each led by Topic Editors chosen by the EAB.
All new and updated articles currently being commissioned for Comprehensive Physiology are defined as Overview articles. These are highly detailed reviews aimed at researchers and advanced students in the field, as well as those in adjacent disciplines. Overview articles should retain the authoritative, in-depth, and well-documented presentation of material as established in the Handbook of Physiology (HoP) series, while the online-only format increases the articles' timeliness, flexibility, and relevance. Upon accepting an Editor's invitation to write an Overview, authors will receive a Word-based template that will guide them as they prepare their submissions. A link to the author template for Overview articles is provided below.
Resources for Authors
- Comprehensive Physiology: A Guide for Authors (Please review this document before writing your article.)
- Author Template for Overview Article
- How to cite your Comprehensive Physiology article and previously published HoP chapters:
- Compr Physiol Year, Volume: Pages. DOI
Example: Glenny RW, Robertson HT. Determinants of pulmonary blood flow distribution. Compr Physiol 2011, 1:39-59. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c090002
- The most recently published print HoP volumes are scanned and published online as supplements to the first issue of Comprehensive Physiology. They should be cited using the Supplement number, original print publication year, and online DOI.
Example: Moss RL, Buck SH. Regulation of Cardiac Contraction by Calcium. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 6: Handbook of Physiology, The Cardiovascular System, The Heart: 420-454. First published in print 2002. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp020111
Submitting Your Article
Articles commissioned for Comprehensive Physiology are submitted and peer-reviewed using an online article management system called ScholarOne Manuscripts (S1M). When you accept an invitation to contribute an article, a user account will be created and the login information mailed to you. To submit your manuscript online, point your browser to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cphy; once you log in, click on the "Author Center" icon to send us your submission.
Detailed instructions on using S1M can be found via the "User Tutorials" button on the right-hand side of the login screen.
Please be sure to study the instructions given at the site carefully, and then let the system guide you through the submission process. You will be able to exit and re-enter the system at any stage before finally submitting your work. All submissions are kept strictly confidential. You can log in periodically and check your Author Center to monitor the movement of your manuscript through the review process.
To facilitate the peer review process, please be sure to enter the names and email addresses of 4–5 potential reviewers who are familiar with the topic.
If you need any help during the submission process, please contact cphy@wiley.com.
Conflict-of-Interest Statement
Comprehensive Physiology adheres strongly to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All instances of publishing misconduct, including, but not limited to, plagiarism, data fabrication, image/data manipulation to falsify/enhance results, etc. will result in rejection/retraction of the manuscript in question.
Editor-in-Chief
David M. Pollock, Georgia Regents University
Editorial Advisory Board
Hannah Carey, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology)
Allen Cowley, Medical College of Wisconsin (Physiological Genomics)
Joey P. Granger, University of Mississippi Medical Center (Cardiovascular Physiology)
Marshall H. Montrose, University of Cincinnati (GI and Liver Physiology)
Jack Rall, Ohio State University (Muscle Physiology)
Willis Samson, St. Louis University School of Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism)
Jeff M. Sands, Emory University School of Medicine (Renal Physiology)
Alan F. Sved, University of Pittsburgh (Neurophysiology)
Ronald Terjung, University of Missouri-Columbia (Environmental and Exercise Physiology)
John B. West, University of California, San Diego (Respiration)
Managing Editor
Margaret Reich
Topic Editors
Cardiovascular Physiology
Heart
M. Lindsey, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Vascular
R. Hester, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Respiratory Physiology
Control of Breathing
G. S. Mitchell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
W. K. Milsom, University of British Columbia
D. R. McCrimmon, Northwestern University
J. A Dempsey, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pulmonary Circulation and Non-Respiratory Functions
I. F. McMurtry, University of South Alabama
Gas Exchange
P. D. Wagner, University of California, San Diego
M. Hlastala, University of Washington
Pulmonary Mechanics
J. J. Fredberg, Harvard University School of Public Health
G. C. Sieck, Mayo Clinic
W. T. Gerthoffer, University of South Alabama
Exercise Physiology
Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology
K. M. Baldwin, University of California, Irvine
V. R. Edgerton, University of California, Los Angeles
P. D. Wagner, University of California, San Diego
Exercise Impairment in Chronic Disease
K. M. Baldwin, University of California, Irvine
V. R. Edgerton, University of California, Los Angeles
P. D. Wagner, University of California, San Diego
Renal Physiology
D. Pollock, Georgia Regents University
J. Garvin, Case Western Reserve University
Cell Physiology
P. Cala, University of California, Davis
S. Pedersen, University of Copenhagen
Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology
Animals and the Environment: Integrating From Genes to Organisms
J. Hicks, University of California, Irvine
Evolutionary Physiology
T. Garland, University of California, Riverside
Form and Function in Animals
T. Wang, University of Aarhus
Neurophysiology
Autonomic Neuroscience
S. M. Barman, Michigan State University
J. J. Galligan, Michigan State University
S. F. Morrison, Oregon Health and Sciences University
A. F. Sved, University of Pittsburgh
Muscle Physiology
L. Sweeney, University of Pennsylvania
Environmental Physiology
M. Sawka, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
C. M. Blatteis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
D. Pendergast, University of Buffalo
Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Hepatobiliary Physiology
B. Omary, University of Michigan
S. C.-L. Lu, University of Southern California
A. W. Wolkoff, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Adrenal Gland and Stress
H. Raff, Medical College of Wisconsin
Neuroendocrinology
D. Grattan, University of Otago