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Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1543-3080eISSN1543-5474

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.845

H-Indexi

121

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.024

Total Worksi

3,751

Total Citationsi

96,039

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Epidemiology; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,751

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-3080 / 1543-5474

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

203

3.4k

2019

146

3.2k

2020

199

3.2k

2021

109

1.6k

2022

180

1.4k

2023

201

796

2024

262

205

2025

102

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.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

EpidemiologyQ2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physical Activity and HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentUrban Transport and AccessibilityCardiovascular and exercise physiologyPhysical Education and PedagogyBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionUrban Green Space and HealthMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsBehavioral Health and Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Is Journal of Physical Activity and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physical Activity and Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Physical Activity and Health?

Journal of Physical Activity and Health 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 1.53.

Is Journal of Physical Activity and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physical Activity and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.