Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Archives of Budo
ISSN 1643-8698 · International Scientific Literature, Inc · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2005
Archives of Budo: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 21 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Budo is published by International Scientific Literature, Inc and 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 Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education, Sports Performance and Training and Physical Education and Training Studies, together about 57.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Budo is an international peer reviewed journal publishing articles on various aspects of the sports sciences covering education and research in martial arts and combat sports, and related areas like biomechanics, kinesiology, medicine, psychology, sociology, technologies of sports equipment, research in training, selection, performance, survival, and other interdisciplinary perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Roman M. KalinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 7, Germany 1, Brazil 1, Serbia 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences23.3%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine17.4%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions16.5%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.7%
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities3.3%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine3.1%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology2.5%
- Winter Sports Injuries and PerformanceMedicine2.3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 55%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 71 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- International Scientific Literature, Inc
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1643-8698
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Budo
What CAS zone is Archives of Budo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Budo 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Budo?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Budo?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Archives of Budo based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (7), Germany (1) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of Budo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Budo is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Budo open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Budo is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .