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Sport Sciences for Health

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. · Italy · Est. 2004

ISSN1824-7490eISSN1825-1234

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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?

192

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 168d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.438

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.552

Total Worksi

1,805

Total Citationsi

10,869

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal Sport Sciences for Health publishes reports of experimental and clinical research on the physiology and pathophysiology of physical exercise. The journal places a special focus on mechanisms through which exercise can prevent or treat chronic-degenerative disease, contributing to prevention and personalized treatment of specific diseases and health maintenance with a translational perspective. Coverage includes sport, physical activities, sports medicine, healthy lifestyles, motor behavior, physical education and adapted physical activity with different methodological approaches such as physiological, clinical, biomechanical, performance, educational, psychological, social and learning perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 183 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,805

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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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?

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1824-7490 / 1825-1234

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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

122

1.4k

2019

109

1.2k

2020

160

1.2k

2021

157

1.1k

2022

121

488

2023

156

338

2024

272

282

2025

241

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionCardiovascular and exercise physiologyPhysical Activity and HealthExercise and Physiological ResponsesMuscle metabolism and nutritionSport Psychology and PerformanceObesity, Physical Activity, DietLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Frequently asked questions about Sport Sciences for Health

Is Sport Sciences for Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sport Sciences for Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sport Sciences for Health?

Sport Sciences for 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 0.86.

Is Sport Sciences for Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sport Sciences for Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.