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Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior
ISSN 1980-5586 · eISSN 2446-4902
Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior's largest topics are Motor Control and Adaptation, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Sports and Physical Education Research, together about 45% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The BJMB accepts original contributions pertaining to the multidisciplinary study of human movement throughout the lifespan, involving a broad range of topics related to the field of Motor Behavior like motor control, development and learning, movement disorders, clinical, theoretical and model studies. These articles could come from diverse disciplines such as kinesiology, biomechanics, neurophysiology, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, sports performance, and rehabilitation. Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English. The following types of manuscripts will be considered for publication: research articles, systematic review and meta-analysis articles, mini-review articles, scoping review articles, research notes, current opinion, critiques articles, tutorials articles, infographic articles and study protocol articles. Research articles: Original manuscripts presenting new information that contributes to the scientific fields covered in the BJMB with methods and results presented systematically. Systematic review and meta-analysis articles: Reviews should be an up-to-date synthesis of well-established topics including a critical analysis of the literature used and its idiosyncratic conclusions. Mini-review articles: Mini-reviews should cover an important topic in motor behavior, in a way that will inform readers, including readers not familiar with the topic. Mini-reviews are meant to be short, punchy, and interesting. Scoping review articles: Researchers may conduct scoping reviews instead of systematic reviews where the purpose of the review is to identify knowledge gaps, scope a body of literature, clarify concepts or investigate research conduct. Research notes: Short and insightful communications of studies systematically performed presenting exciting new findings. Research notes may represent either a final report on definitive studies which do not require a larger space for complete documentation, or a preliminary report on the new observations of sufficient significance to warrant rapid publication. Current Opinion: These editorially reviewed pieces aim to provide a perspective on a current relevant, important, and perhaps controversial issue within the scope of the BJMB. Critiques articles: Comments to the Editor on an article published recently in the journal or raising issues that are new to the motor behavior area. In the case of letters commenting on a published paper, normally the author of that paper will be invit
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Fabio A. BarbieriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 87, United States 11, Canada 7, Netherlands 5, Portugal 4 (131 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Motor Control and AdaptationNeuroscience22.3%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions12.4%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions10.3%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology9.2%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology8.2%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.6%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering4%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine3.7%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceScopusPublisher website
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 402 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 110 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 145 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 137 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 115 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 107 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12
- current opinionCurrent Opinion articlesLength not stated
- infographicINFOGRAPHIC: Family-centered early motor intervention – A University outreach projectLength not stated
- mini-review articlesMini-review articles Mini-reviews should cover an important topic in motor behavior in a way that will inform readers, including readers not familiar with the t…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles Original manuscripts presenting new information that contributes to the scientific fields covered in the BJMB with methods and results present…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes articlesLength not stated
- scoping reviewScoping review articlesLength not stated
- scoping review articlesScoping review articles Researchers may conduct scoping reviews instead of systematic reviews where the purpose of the review is to identify knowledge gaps, sco…Length not stated
- study protocolStudy Protocol ArticlesLength not stated
- systematic reviewGait initiation in stroke survivors: a systematic review of biomechanical parameters Douglas V. Russo-Junior, Anna J. S. de Lima, Ana M. F. Barela e538 PDF HTML…Length not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic review and meta-analysis articlesLength not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysis articlesSystematic review and meta-analysis articles Reviews should be an up-to-date synthesis of well-established topics, including a critical analysis of the literatu…Length not stated
- tutorialsTutorials articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use 8. Declaration of generative AI use
AI use must be declared in a statement before References Model summary
The BJMB recognizes the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies, when used responsibly. AI tools can enhance research efficiency and quality by supporting literature synthesis, identifying research gaps, generating ideas, organizing content, and improving language and readability. The BJMB requires authors to disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assiste…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest.
https://publicationethics.org/sites/default/files/conflict-of-interest-publlished-article-cope-flowchart-v2.pdf
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 7. Data Availability
Data availability encouraged Model summary
To maintain the integrity, transparency, and reproducibility of research records, authors are encouraged to make their experimental and research data openly available either by depositing it into data repositories or by publishing the data and files as supplementary information in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright/Licensing: CC BY-NC-ND, authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors must declare that the work submitted is their own and that copyright has not been breached in seeking its publication. If the manuscript includes work previously published elsewhere, it is the author(s) responsibility to obtain permission to use it and to indicate that such permission has been granted. Authors retain the copyright of their paper and grant the Brazilian Journal of Motor Beh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, peer-reviewed, continuous publication, free of charge Model summary
BJMB is a free-of-charge, annual, continuous publication, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 11. Editorial Procedures and Peer-Review
First review within 60 days of submission Model summary
Initial Checks. All submitted manuscripts received by the Editorial Office will be checked by a professional in-house Managing Editor to determine whether they are properly prepared and follow the journal’s ethical policies. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal's ethics policy or do not meet the journal’s standards will be rejected before peer-review. Manuscripts that are not properly prepared …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism.
All articles submitted to BJMB undergo a plagiarism check in the desk-review stage. The journal’s editorial team uses the Turnitin application to carry out the similarity verification process. If excerpts with similarity are identified (except direct citation) and for which the reproduction has been total and without citation, the authors will be contacted for clarification. In the absence of appr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 9. Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
The BJMB accepts articles that have previously been made available as preprints. A preprint is a draft version of a paper made available online before submission to a journal. The BJMB might use the Peer Community In (PCI) reviews and recommendations to strengthen or speed up the usual peer-review process. The first revision of the paper will be made promptly, and authors will receive one of three…
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
- ISSN
- 1980-5586
- Electronic ISSN
- 2446-4902
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior
What are the manuscript requirements of Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: 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 Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior based?
Of the 131 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (87), United States (11) and Canada (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 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: .