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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0730-3084eISSN2168-3816

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.306

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.45

Total Worksi

7,740

Total Citationsi

38,975

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD) publishes research on physical education, recreation, and dance. Its scope includes teaching methods, youth sports, fitness, leisure, movement sciences, and sport.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,740

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0730-3084 / 2168-3816

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

102

715

2019

100

784

2020

393

2021

108

319

2022

246

2023

103

195

2024

107

115

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ3

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physical Education and PedagogyInclusion and Disability in Education and SportChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentHuman auditory perception and evaluationMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Is Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance?

Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.03.

Is Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.