Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
ISSN 2080-1297 · eISSN 2080-9999 · Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku · Poland
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity is published by Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku 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 Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Training Studies and Sports injuries and prevention, together about 41.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, an official journal published by Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (Poland), is a peer-reviewed on-line journal featuring original scientific articles based on original research as well as review and viewpoint articles. The journal is international in nature and is not limited to any geographic region as for topics or authors. Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity welcomes submissions in the following fields: Biomedical sciences in sport and physical activity Sports training Theory of sport Humanities, physical culture and physical education Public health Sports medicine Movement therapy Sport and recreation Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity is covered by the following services: AGRO CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) CNPIEC DOAJ EBSCO - SPORTDiscus Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) Index Copernicus Polish Ministry of Education and Science (70 points) Primo Central (ExLibris) Scopus Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest) Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb Web of Science WorldCat (OCLC)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 13, Portugal 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine20.4%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions11.4%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine9.8%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.1%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.1%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology4.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.8%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine3.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 626,998Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 105 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 120 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 93 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 527 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 250 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Authorship limited to substantial contributors; guest authorship unacceptable Model summary
Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported. It is unacceptable to refer to persons whose contribution to the research has been scanty or actually non-existent (the so-called “guest authorship”) as authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT FORM
Copyright Agreement Form signed by corresponding author required at submission Model summary
The submission must be accompanied by the filled in Copyright Agreement Form, signed by the corresponding author – to be downloaded from the sidebar. Copyright Agreement should be submitted as Supplemental Content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
is a peer-reviewed journal featuring original scientific articles based on original research as well as review and opinion articles
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
- Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2080-1297
- Electronic ISSN
- 2080-9999
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
What CAS zone is Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity 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.
What is the impact factor of Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: Word; 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 Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (13) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity open access, and what is the APC?
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .