Home›Search›Journal of Human Kinetics

Journal of Human Kinetics

Termedia Publishing House Ltd. · Poland · Est. 1820

ISSN1640-5544eISSN1899-7562

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2021-06-16). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.2

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.242

Total Worksi

1,850

Total Citationsi

42,137

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sport Sciences; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Physiology (medical); Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1820

FrequencyQuarterly, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,850

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2007

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Termedia Publishing House Ltd.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1640-5544 / 1899-7562

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

125

3.1k

2019

123

3.1k

2020

119

1.7k

2021

115

1.4k

2022

112

1.1k

2023

109

667

2024

122

234

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.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Physiology (medical)Q1

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionCardiovascular and exercise physiologySport Psychology and PerformanceSports Dynamics and BiomechanicsMuscle activation and electromyography studiesLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsExercise and Physiological ResponsesSports Analytics and Performance

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Kinetics

Is Journal of Human Kinetics a predatory journal?

Journal of Human Kinetics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2021-06-16). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Human Kinetics?

Journal of Human Kinetics 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 2.54.

Is Journal of Human Kinetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Kinetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Human Kinetics?