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German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research

Springer Berlin · Germany · Est. 1971

ISSN2509-3150
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
270
days submission → published
measured · last 17 articles · accept 232d
Q2
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.567
H-Indexi
40
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.826
Total Worksi
1,986
Total Citationsi
10,078
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.27
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

This journal is the joint scientific publication of the Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (German Association of Sports Science), Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (German Olympic Sports Confederation) and Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (German Federal Institute of Sports Science). It pursues the central aims and scope of the preceding journal Sportwissenschaft , published from 1971 to 2016. The German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research stands for the German tradition of sport and exercise studies with its essential characteristic of combining science, the humanities, social and behavioral academic disciplines to arrive at a multifaceted description and theoretical understanding of sport and exercise. The journal publishes original articles (main articles, brief communications, reviews), which are subjected to a double-blind peer review process, as well as reviewed essays, commentaries and discussion papers on relevant topics related to sport and exercise research. Both English and German articles are accepted. The German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research is committed to scientific advancement on the international level. Bringing together excellent authors from the German-speaking and the international arena, the journal aims to become one of the foremost international and interdisciplinary sport and exercise journals. We invite you to contribute as an author and help us meet that ambitious goal!

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish, German
1st Year Published1971
Annual Volume~ 73 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,986
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Berlin
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2509-3150
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English, German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
81
881
2019
58
355
2020
103
1k
2021
73
580
2022
62
290
2023
78
215
2024
79
57
2025
39
4
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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports Science and EducationSociology and Education StudiesSports, Gender, and SocietyPublic Administration and Political AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationSports Performance and TrainingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMedical and Health Sciences ResearchSports Analytics and PerformanceSport Psychology and Performance

Frequently asked questions about German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research

Is German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research?

German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research 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 1.27.

Is German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research?

This journal is the joint scientific publication of the Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (German Association of Sports Science), Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (German Olympic Sports Confederation) and Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (German Federal Institute of Sports Science). It pursues the central aims and scope of the preceding journal Sportwissenschaft , published from 1971 to 2016. The German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research stands for the German tradition of sport and exercise studies with its essential characteristic of combining science, the humanities, social a

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