MHSalud

Universidad Nacional · Costa Rica · Est. 1969

eISSN1659-097X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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

0.206

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.362

Total Worksi

240

Total Citationsi

577

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The purpose of this Journal is to disseminate quality scientific knowledge generated in the field of Human Movement Sciences and Health through a digital, scientific, international, bilingual and multidisciplinary journal. The topics in which manuscripts will be received, are all those related to the Human Movement and Health sciences such as: Physical Education, Physical Health Promotion, Exercise Physiology, Motor Behavior, Sports Performance, Human Movement Medicine, Therapy Physics, Nutrition and human movement, Psychology and human movement, Physical Activity, among others. It is aimed at professionals in the Human Movement and Health Sciences as well as the general public.

General Information

Country / RegionCosta Rica

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencySemestral

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications240

Publisher OrgNational University, Costa Rica

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad Nacional

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1659-097X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

BiophysicsQ4

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Lifestyle StudiesSports Performance and TrainingSports and Physical Education StudiesChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentAging, Health, and DisabilitySports injuries and preventionCardiovascular and exercise physiologyObesity, Physical Activity, DietEducational methodologies and cognitive developmentMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports

Frequently asked questions about MHSalud

Is MHSalud a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MHSalud: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 MHSalud?

MHSalud 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 0.24.

Is MHSalud indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MHSalud is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.