Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Annals of Applied Sport Science
ISSN 2322-4479 · Owjj Andishan Pasargad · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Annals of Applied Sport Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 71 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Applied Sport Science is published by Owjj Andishan Pasargad and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Sports, Gender, and Society and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 30.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Allameh Tabataba'iPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 14, United States 4, Spain 4, Canada 3, Türkiye 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine13.5%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences8.4%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine7.8%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology6.4%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology5.7%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 27 October 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 98 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 190 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 237 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 300 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 550 | No | — |
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
- Publisher
- Owjj Andishan Pasargad
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2322-4479
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Applied Sport Science
What CAS zone is Annals of Applied Sport Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Applied Sport Science is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Applied Sport Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Applied Sport Science based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (14), United States (4) and Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Applied Sport Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Applied Sport Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Applied Sport Science open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Applied Sport Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .