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International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences

Horizon Research Publishing · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2381-4403

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

0.221

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.576

Total Worksi

1,005

Total Citationsi

4,272

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health (social science); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 137 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,005

OA Since2014

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?

Horizon Research Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2381-4403

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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

2019

2020

205

1.5k

2021

172

743

2022

161

621

2023

110

202

2024

139

2025

126

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)Q3

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4

PhysiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPhysiologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports and Physical Education ResearchSports Performance and TrainingChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentSports injuries and preventionPhysical Education and Training StudiesChild Development and EducationMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsSport Psychology and PerformancePhysical Education and PedagogyMultimedia Learning Systems

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences

Is International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences: 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 International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences?

International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.221.

Is International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences?