Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
ISSN 2667-2391 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · China
Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 204 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology is published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sport Psychology and Performance, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports and Sports and Physical Education Research, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (AJSEP) aims to promote understanding and enhancement of sport and exercise psychology research and practice around the world. We are particularly interested in research that is conducted in, or is relevant to the 60+ countries in Asia and the Pacific region. AJSEP publishes scholarly reports that advance our understanding of human behaviour in relation to physical activity, human movement, exercise, and sport.The areas covered include, but are not limited to:Social psychologyClinical psychologyDevelopmental psychologyExperimental psychologyNeuropsychologyPsychobiologyPersonalityThe journal's Editors and Editorial Board encourage researchers and scholars worldwide to submit their work for publication. Innovative applications, cultural and cross-cultural research, and the position statements of regional or international organizations are particularly welcome.Manuscripts should present results from high-quality empirical research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, papers related to professional issues, commentaries concerning already published AJSEP papers, or topics of general interest to AJSEP readers.The journal targets researchers as well as practitioners in the area of sport, exercise, physical education, health, sport psychology, and exercise psychology. AJSEP is the official journal of the Asian South-Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP). For more information about ASPASP, please visit https://aspasp.org/.Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology31.1%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology11%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions8.8%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine7.1%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.6%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology3.5%
- Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsPsychology3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 109/744 | 85th |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | Q2 | 52/129 | 60th |
| Applied Psychology | Q2 | 105/258 | 59th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 248 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 244 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 199 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 144 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 54 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 9 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
204 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 153 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 204 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 980 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 980 | — | — |
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
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted21
- book reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- book reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- case reportContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- case reportsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- conference reportContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- conference reportsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- discussionsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- opinionContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- opinion papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- personal reportsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- review articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- short communicationsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- short reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- short reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- technical noteContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
- technical notesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, Review Articles, Short Communications, Technic…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
CRediT author contributions required. Model summary
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor’s specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval statement
Declaration of competing interest required from all authors. Model summary
Original research involving human or animal experiments needs to be approved by an ETHICS committee. An ethical approval statement with an institutional number (if available) should appear at the end of the manuscript. If there are some patients privacies in the article, patient consent for study and publication statement is also needed. For information on Ethics in Publishing and Ethical guidelin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement required upon acceptance. Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access publication for all peer-reviewed research articles. Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication.To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single blind review process with a minimum of two independent expert reviewers. Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. For more information on the types of peer review, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/reviewe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-2391
- Society / sponsor
- Asian South-Pacific Association of Sport Psychology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology?
The publisher reports about 204 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .