Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
ISSN 1803-3857 · European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity · Czechia
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity is published by European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport, Physical Activity and Health and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, together about 47.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity (EUJAPA) is an international, multidisciplinary journal, introduced to communicate, share and stimulate academic inquiry focusing on physical activity of persons with special needs. Articles appearing in EUJAPA reflect cross disciplinary nature of the academic discipline of adapted physical activity ranging from physical education, through sport, recreation, rehabilitation, dance, sport medicine or health care. EUJAPA is the official journal of the European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. This multidisciplinary journal provides the latest academic inquiry related to physical activity for special populations. Regular features include qualitative and quantitative research studies, case studies, review articles (narrative reviews by invitation), viewpoints, methodological guidelines, and editorial commentary. Publication Model: Open Access (CC-BY license) - PDF format. Frequency: From 2022, continuous (Prior to this i.e. 2021 and earlier two issues; Spring and Autumn) Launch date: 2008 Online ISSN: 1803-3857 Peer Review Model: Double blind peer review; reviewer and author are not known to each other. Reviews are not published online. The journal is indexed in the databases SCOPUS and EBSCO. The journal is listed on DOAJ, ERIH PLUS and JUFO
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Florentina Hettinga HeadPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Spain 3, United Kingdom 2, Netherlands 2, Belgium 2, Finland 2 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences29.3%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine10.5%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology7.8%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions6.6%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology5.8%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.3%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences3.9%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 1166/1698 | 31st |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 278/387 | 28th |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q3 | 187/257 | 27th |
| Social Psychology | Q4 | 257/315 | 18th |
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
EBSCOPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 146 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 183 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 209 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 234 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 207 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 199 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- editorialPlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
- narrative reviewPlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
- original articlePlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
- original researchPlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
- original research articlePlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- perspectivePlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
- reviewPlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- review articlePlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
- viewpointPlease include the article type at the top of your manuscript. EUJAPA currently accepts the following article types: Original research, Reviews (narrative revie…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Responsible use of generative AI
According to the European Commission guidelines, EUJAPA requires, for research to be transparent. Authors should report which generative AI tools have been used substantially in their research processes. Reference to the tool could include the name, version, date, etc. and how it was used and affected the research process. If relevant, researchers should make the input (prompts) and output availab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship.
Changes to authorship can only happen before the manuscript has been accepted. A letter to the Editor has to be sent by the author team with (a) the reason for the change in the author list and (b) a written confirmation from ALL the authors confirming they agree with the change. In the case where authors are added or removed, all participating authors must provide a written confirmation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
EUJAPA encourage authors of articles to share their research data. Include data or write a statement to confirm why it cannot be shared, and potentially cite the data in the research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The ethics statements for our journal concerning authors, reviewers and editors are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Editors maintain fair play for submission, confidentiality concerning manuscripts, and Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the decision to publish articles. Peer reviewers assists the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All content in this journal is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Work published in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.Submitted for open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This journal uses the digital archiving policy of the Palack…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
After receiving the submission, the managing editors check the submission and decide whether it is in compliance with the requirements stated in author guidelines and whether it fits within the scope of the journal. Submissions are then assigned to at least two peer-reviewers. To ensure the integrity of the double blind peer-review for submissions to this journal, every effort should be made to pr…
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
- European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1803-3857
- Society / sponsor
- European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; 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 European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3), United Kingdom (2) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 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: .