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Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1873-5711

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.726

H-Indexi

146

SNIPi

1.23

Total Worksi

3,091

Total Citationsi

132,885

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Physiology; Rehabilitation; Sport Sciences; Biophysics; Neurology (clinical); Neuroscience (miscellaneous); Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyBimonthly, 1998-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,091

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-5711

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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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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

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

110

2.4k

2019

2.2k

2020

878

2021

837

2022

601

2023

410

2024

145

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.

BiophysicsQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesPhysiologyRehabilitationSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Neurology (clinical)Sports ScienceBiophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Muscle activation and electromyography studiesMotor Control and AdaptationMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionShoulder Injury and TreatmentAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Is Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Electromyography and Kinesiology?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 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 1.87.

Is Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology?