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Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

Elsevier · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1728-869X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.226

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.247

Total Worksi

587

Total Citationsi

8,953

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sport Sciences; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology (nursing); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications587

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1728-869X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

700

2019

767

2020

628

2021

1.3k

2022

513

2023

381

2024

202

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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

Pharmacology (nursing)Q1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular and exercise physiologySports Performance and TrainingPhysical Activity and HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentExercise and Physiological ResponsesSports injuries and preventionBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionMuscle metabolism and nutritionDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

Is Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness: 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 Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness?

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness 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 2.61.

Is Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.