Journal profile
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica
ISSN 1212-1428 · eISSN 2336-6052 · Karolinum Press · Czechia
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica is published by Karolinum Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Sports Performance and Training, together about 28.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica (AUC Kinanthropologica) is an international peer reviewed journal for the publication of research outcomes in the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences, as applied to kinathropology. It is a multidisciplinary journal accepting only original unpublished articles in English in the various sub-disciplines and related fields of kinanthropology, such as Anthropology, Anthropomotorics, Sports Pedagogy, Sociology of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, History of Sport, Physiology of Sport And Exercise, Physical Education, Applied Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Human Biomechanics, Psychology of Sport, Sports Training and Coaching, Sport Management, etc. The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary articles. The journal also includes reports of relevant activities and reviews of relevant publications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 21, United States 3, Germany 2, Canada 2, Slovenia 2 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences10.3%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences9.2%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine8.8%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine8.4%
- Doping in SportsSocial Sciences7.6%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.3%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, SPOLIT, SPORTDiscus, Ulrichsweb
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 27 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- reviewManuscripts submitted to the e-mail address auc-k@ftvs.cuni.cz undergo a two-stage evaluation: 1) The executive editors decide whether the manuscript falls with…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Reviewers must be mindful of conflicts of interest and withdraw from the review process if appropriate. Model summary
Reviewers should be mindful of possible conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript, and should withdraw from the review process if appropriate.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Content License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license applied to published works; authors agree to this license upon submission. Model summary
The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License to articles and other works we publish. If you submit your paper for publication by AUC Kinanthropologica, you agree to have the CC BY license applied to your work. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Manuscripts may be rejected solely on language grounds if written in poor English. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the e-mail address auc-k@ftvs.cuni.cz undergo a two-stage evaluation: 1) The executive editors decide whether the manuscript falls within the scope of the journal and its formal requirements, including those for English language. 2) If found suitable for further consideration, the manuscript is sent to two independent external expert reviewers for evaluation (double blind …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Karolinum Press
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1212-1428
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-6052
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica
How long does peer review take at Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (21), United States (3) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .