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Journal of Physical Education and Sport

Editura Universitatii din Pitesti · Romania · Est. 2012

ISSN2247-8051

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.375

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.596

Total Worksi

4,220

Total Citationsi

16,675

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionRomania

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 339 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,220

Publisher OrgUniversity of Pitești

OA Since2012

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Editura Universitatii din Pitesti

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2247-8051

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

441

2.1k

2019

694

2.8k

2020

513

2021

407

1.4k

2022

400

2023

323

355

2024

295

2025

120

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.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

Sports ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physical Education and PedagogySports and Physical Education ResearchSports Performance and TrainingPhysical Education and Training StudiesSports injuries and preventionChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentSport Psychology and PerformanceMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsCardiovascular and exercise physiologyMartial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Education and Sport

Is Journal of Physical Education and Sport a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physical Education and Sport: it is indexed in 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 Physical Education and Sport?

Journal of Physical Education and Sport is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.375.

Is Journal of Physical Education and Sport indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physical Education and Sport is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Physical Education and Sport?