Academic Journal
Q3Muscles
About Muscles
Muscles is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.381 and H-index of 7.
Coverage: 2022-2025. Research categories: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3); Pharmacology (Q3); Neuroscience (miscellaneous) (Q4).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.6 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: muscles@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Corrado Angelini (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Sports injuries and prevention; Sports Performance and Training; Muscle Physiology and Disorders; Exercise and Physiological Responses; Nutrition and Health in Aging; Muscle activation and electromyography studies.
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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Sarcopenia and Vitamin B12: Where Do We Stand?
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Vladimir Kenis, Pavel Shpulev, Evgeniya Melnik, Irina Sosnina et al.
2026-09-19 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030068Do Sprinters and Jumpers Differ in the Acute Countermovement-Jump Response to Isometric Conditioning Protocols? An Exploratory Study
Atila Salaj, Hrvoje Ajman, Frane Žuvela, Petar Šušnjara et al.
2026-09-18 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030067Effectiveness of Hip Muscle Strengthening Compared with Knee Strengthening or No Intervention in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review
Carlos Contreras-Mora, Sara Cerrolaza-Tudanca, María Soledad Amor-Salamanca, Pedro Antonio Mendoza-Morón et al.
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030066Bilateral Muscle Architecture Differences in a Rabbit Model of Unilateral Hindlimb Transtibial Amputation: A Pilot Study
Caleb Stubbs, Patrick T. Hall, Allison J. Nelson, Samantha Z. Bratcher et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030065Balance Control and Its Correlation with Functional Capacity in People with Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease
Pedro Henrique Perpetuo de Lima Silva, Isabelle da Nobrega Ferreira, Alessandro dos Santos Beserra, Nielza Moreira de Souza et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030064Sex-Specific Differences in Patients with Sarcopenia and Peripheral Artery Disease
Volker H. Schmitt, Omar Hahad, Christoph Brochhausen, Thomas Münzel et al.
2026-09-14 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030063Lactate as a Potential Exercise-Induced Signaling Molecule: Implications for Immunometabolic Adaptation Following HIIT
Amirhossein Ahmadi Hekmatikar, Ana M. Celorrio San Miguel, Hamid Rajabi, Farhad Daryanoosh et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030062Elbow Flexor Adaptations to Failure Versus Repetitions-in-Reserve Training: A Unilateral Within-Participant Study in Resistance-Trained Adults
Tiago Vasconcelos, Ana Ruivo Alves, Martin Charles Refalo, Gabriela Chaves Lucas et al.
2026-08-30 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030061Characterization of Dystrophin-Related Syndromes: Carriers, DMD, and BMD
Naoufel Chabbi, Corrado Angelini, Irune García, Clara Lépée Aragón et al.
2026-08-26 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030060Non-Pharmacological Management of Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease: A Case Report
Irene Carantini, Roberto Cannataro, Francesco Ferraro, Erika Cione et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030059Age-Dependent Effect of Myostatin Blockade in the mdx Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Sasha Bogdanovich, Emidio E. Pistilli, Tejvir S. Khurana
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030058Mexico’s First Heart Transplant in a Patient with Becker Muscular Dystrophy Reveals an Overlooked Cause of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Norma Alejandra Vázquez-Cárdenas, Silvia García, Martha Eunice Rodríguez Arellano, Benjamín Gómez-Díaz et al.
2026-08-11 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030057Advancing Sports Injury Treatment Through Cell-Free MSC-Based Therapies: A Narrative Review
Duaa Abuarqoub, Alqassem H. Abuarqoub, Mais Emad, Majd F. Ellauzi et al.
2026-08-06 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030056Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Extracellular Vesicles as Candidate Mediators of a Lung–Muscle Axis
Georgios I. Barkas, Zoe Daniil, Ourania S. Kotsiou
2026-08-03 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030055Intracellular Water Indexed to Height Squared as a Complementary Marker to Skeletal Muscle Index Across Nutritional and Hydration Status
Yasuhiko Nakao, Masafumi Haraguchi, Fumihiro Mawatari, Ryo Sasaki et al.
2026-07-29 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030054High-Intensity Exercise Performance as a Complex Adaptive System: An Integrative Review
Walaa Jumah Alkasasbeh, Adam Tawfiq Amawi, Gerasimos V. Grivas
2026-07-24 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030053Effect of Amino Acid Derivatives and Polyphenol Supplementation on Ovine Muscle Growth In Vitro and In Vivo
Gabriella C. Iheanacho, Aliute N. S. Udoka, James L. Klotz, Susan K. Duckett et al.
2026-07-17 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030052Histomorphological Effects of Repeated Administration of the TRPA1 Antagonist HC-030031 on Intrafusal and Extrafusal Muscle Fibers in Healthy Young Rats
Takahiro Furumi, Ryoya Oga, Hiroyuki Tamaki
2026-07-17 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030051Exploring the Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength in the Limbs of Elite Soccer Players
Valentina Cavedon, Chiara Milanese, Carlo Zancanaro
2026-07-12 · DOI: 10.3390/muscles5030050Reviews
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