Editors play a leadership role in shaping the direction of physiology research. Service as an editor demonstrates expertise and contributes to professional visibility.

• Recognition certificates for editorial contributions
• Opportunities to shape journal priorities and special issues
• Professional visibility within the physiology community
• Networking with peers across disciplines

Editorial service strengthens critical evaluation skills and provides insight into emerging physiology methods and reporting standards.

The editorial office provides guidelines, templates, and administrative support to streamline editorial work.

Serving as an editor enhances leadership visibility and strengthens critical evaluation skills. IPJ recognizes editorial contributions through formal acknowledgment and professional visibility.

• Recognition certificates and editorial listings
• Networking with physiology research leaders
• Insight into emerging methods and study designs
• Opportunities to shape journal priorities
• Access to editorial training and resources

Editors and reviewers help maintain the integrity of physiology research. IPJ expects timely, constructive feedback that improves clarity and reproducibility.

• Focus on methodological rigor and physiological relevance.
• Provide actionable comments for authors.
• Declare conflicts of interest before accepting assignments.
• Maintain confidentiality of submitted work.

Timely, fair, and constructive input helps IPJ maintain publication quality.

• Respond to invitations promptly.
• Submit reviews within agreed timelines.
• Provide balanced feedback with actionable guidance.
• Respect confidentiality of submitted work.

Editors and reviewers use the following criteria to ensure physiological rigor and transparent reporting.

• 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.

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.