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Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2325-3215

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.409

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.513

Total Worksi

418

Total Citationsi

4,245

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Development; Psychology, Experimental; Sport Sciences; Biophysics; Cognitive Neuroscience; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications418

Publisher OrgHuman Kinetics

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2325-3215

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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

277

2019

370

2020

210

2021

130

2022

131

2023

109

2024

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.

BiophysicsQ3

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, DevelopmentPsychology, ExperimentalSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyBiophysicsCognitive Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentInfant Development and Preterm CareCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersSport Psychology and PerformanceInclusion and Disability in Education and SportMotor Control and AdaptationSports Performance and TrainingMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsAction Observation and SynchronizationChild Development and Digital Technology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Is Journal of Motor Learning and Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Motor Learning and Development: 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 Motor Learning and Development?

Journal of Motor Learning and Development 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 1.15.

Is Journal of Motor Learning and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Motor Learning and Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Motor Learning and Development?