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Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine · Japan · Est. 2012

ISSN2186-8131eISSN2186-8123
DOAJOpen Access
15
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
DOAJ Verified+15
Total15
H-Index
22
Total Works
923
Total Citations
3,089
2yr Mean Citedness
0.18
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Aims & Scope

TheJournal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (JPFSM)is an Open Access journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles on modern physical fitness and sports medicine. The journal publishes Regular Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, Study Profiles, Reviews, Short Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Proceedings. JPFSM’sscope includes physical fitness, sports medicine, exercise physiology and metabolism, muscle biology, biomechanics, bone homeostasis, training sciences, aging and stress responses, health sciences, circadian biology, rehabilitation, and other interdisciplinary sciences. As the official peer-reviewed journal of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine,JPFSMserves an ever-growing role in the support of the physical fitness and sports medicine community, especially in Asia. The journal employs rigorous peer review of manuscripts to ensure the highest scientific, publishing and ethical standards for our broad audience of researchers, clinicians, policy makers and others physical fitness professionals. The journal welcomes 8 manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Regular Articles:Original research undertaken by the author(s) which is novel and significant. Regular Articles should be 6,500 words or less. Short Communications:Original research undertaken by the author(s), which is more preliminary or has more limited outcomes, than that for Regular Articles. They must be of general or special interest. Short Communications may also contain interesting, potentially significant observations, or negative results that are of narrow scope. Short Communications should be 2,400 words or less.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications923
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

APC Cost$40,000Above median
Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2186-8131 / 2186-8123
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$40,000
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiovascular and exercise physiologySports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionMuscle metabolism and nutritionExercise and Physiological ResponsesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlPhysical Activity and HealthMuscle Physiology and DisordersMuscle activation and electromyography studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref