Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Acta Kinesiologica
ISSN 1840-2976 · eISSN 1840-3700
Acta Kinesiologica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Kinesiologica is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Training Studies and Sports injuries and prevention, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine20.2%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions15.3%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine8.4%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions6.1%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.2%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions4.8%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 439 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 42 | 19 |
| 2024 | 44 | 38 | 132 |
| 2023 | 22 | 20 | 80 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 | 59 | 2 | 118 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1840-2976
- Electronic ISSN
- 1840-3700
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Kinesiologica
What CAS zone is Acta Kinesiologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Kinesiologica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Acta Kinesiologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Kinesiologica is indexed in ESCI.
Is Acta Kinesiologica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Kinesiologica is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .