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Pediatric Exercise Science

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN1543-2920
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.515
H-Index
98
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.47
Total Works
1,769
Total Citations
50,676
2yr Mean Citedness
1.31
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the physical activity, exercise, and health of children and adolescents. Articles examine topics such as the impact of training loads on sleep and physiological responses, exercise capacity in pediatric conditions, injury profiles in youth sports, swimming competence, the use of stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, energy expenditure prediction, dual-task training, glycemic variability and physical activity, pubertal progression and physical activity, fundamental motor skills and physical activity, exercise programs for children with cancer, musculoskeletal fitness, physical activity in children with Crohn's disease, biases in physical activity assessment, bio-banding in youth soccer, menstrual health in adolescent athletes, gait training in children with cerebral palsy, rule modifications in youth basketball, outcome measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis research, relative age effects on perceptual-cognitive skills, and physical activity recommendations in pediatric nephrology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1989
Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,769
Publisher OrgHuman Kinetics
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1543-2920
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3
Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsPhysiologySport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentObesity, Physical Activity, DietSports Performance and TrainingCardiovascular and exercise physiologyPhysical Activity and HealthSports injuries and preventionBody Composition Measurement TechniquesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref