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Muscles Template

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About the Muscles format

Muscles is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Muscle Physiology and Disorders. Over its lifetime it has published 191 papers, which have received 503 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Muscles 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inSports injuries and prevention Sports Performance and Training Muscle Physiology and Disorders Exercise and Physiological Responses Muscle activation and electromyography studies
ISSN2813-0413
Citation impact (2-yr)1.9
h-index11
i10-index12
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Padua
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Papers published in Muscles per year

17
2022
30
2023
35
2024
65
2025

Citation impact of Muscles by publication year

83
2022
147
2023
131
2024
136
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Muscles

Mechanisms Underlying Muscle-Related Diseases and Aging: Insights into Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies

Jialin Fan, Zara Khanzada, Yunpeng Xu · 31 Jul 2025

Skeletal muscle aging and related diseases are characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass, strength, and metabolic function. Central to these processes is mitochondrial dysfunction, which impairs energy metabolism, redox homeostasis, and proteostasis. In addition, non-mitochondrial factors such as muscle stem cell exhaustion, neuromuscular junction remodeling, and chronic inflammation also contribute significantly to muscle degeneration.…

The Role of Mitochondria in Mediation of Skeletal Muscle Repair

Stephen E. Alway, Hector G. Paez, Christopher R. Pitzer · 24 Mar 2023

Musculoskeletal health is directly linked to independence and longevity, but disease and aging impairs muscle mass and health. Complete repair after a pathological or physiological muscle injury is critical for maintaining muscle function, yet muscle repair is compromised after disuse, or in conditions such as metabolic diseases, cancer, and aging. Regeneration of damaged tissue is…

Myokines in Appetite Control and Energy Balance

Andrew Grannell, Alexander Kokkinos, Carel W. le Roux · 30 Jan 2022

Efficacy of obesity treatments varies between individuals, highlighting the presence of responders and non-responders. Whilst exercise alone or exercise combined with diet leads to underwhelming weight loss for most, there exist super responders losing significant weight. Furthermore, in response to weight loss, the majority but not all patients tend to regain weight. Within the biopsychosocial…

Heat Shock Proteins: Important Helpers for the Development, Maintenance and Regeneration of Skeletal Muscles

Silvia Pomella, Matteo Cassandri, Francesco Antoniani et al. · 18 Apr 2023

The skeletal muscle is a highly plastic tissue that shows a remarkable adaptive capacity in response to acute and resistance exercise, and modifies its composition to adapt to use and disuse, a process referred to as muscle plasticity. Heat shock proteins (HSPs), a class of evolutionarily conserved molecular chaperones, have been implicated in the regulation…

Astaxanthin Supplementation Reduces Subjective Markers of Muscle Soreness following Eccentric Exercise in Resistance-Trained Men

Gaven A. Barker, Alyssa L. Parten, David A. Lara et al. · 8 Jun 2023

Strenuous exercise involving eccentric muscle actions induces skeletal muscle damage resulting in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Antioxidant supplementation, such as astaxanthin (AX), may alleviate muscle injury following intense exercise. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a four-week course of AX supplementation at 12 mg/day−1 on subjective markers of DOMS,…

Muscles template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Muscles format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Muscles template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Muscles use?
Muscles uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Muscles 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Muscles?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Muscles document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Muscles template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Muscles format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Muscles?
Muscles - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Muscles PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Muscles template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Muscles template cost?
You can start writing in the Muscles template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Muscles PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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