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Performance Enhancement and Health

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2012

ISSN2211-2669eISSN2211-2669

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total72

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.708

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.091

Total Worksi

456

Total Citationsi

4,052

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Psychology, Applied; Sport Sciences; Substance Abuse; Health (social science); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications456

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-2669 / 2211-2669

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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

458

2019

467

2020

237

2021

298

2022

238

2023

202

2024

137

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.

Health (social science)Q2

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & TourismPsychology, AppliedSport SciencesSubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Doping in SportsHormonal and reproductive studiesBehavioral Health and InterventionsSports, Gender, and SocietySport Psychology and PerformanceMuscle metabolism and nutritionMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsSports Analytics and PerformanceEating Disorders and BehaviorsSexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Frequently asked questions about Performance Enhancement and Health

Is Performance Enhancement and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Performance Enhancement and Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Performance Enhancement and Health?

Performance Enhancement and 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 1.56.

Is Performance Enhancement and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Performance Enhancement and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.