Journal profile · Physiology
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
ISSN 0091-6331 · eISSN 1538-3008 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1973
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.19; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; community-reported acceptance: moderate; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Sports Performance and Training and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, together about 28.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Editor-in-chief Sandra K. HunterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine10.4%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine9.1%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine8.8%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering6.8%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine6.4%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.7%
- Muscle Physiology and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · PHYSIOLOGY · rank 9/89
- JCR Q1 · SPORT SCIENCES · rank 10/136
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 5.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 893OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,279 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 23 | 6 | 53 |
| 2024 | 24 | 10 | 207 |
| 2023 | 20 | 11 | 251 |
| 2022 | 32 | 18 | 539 |
| 2021 | 38 | 17 | 1,033 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0091-6331
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-3008
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
What CAS zone is Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Physiology / Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.19; CiteScore 9.4, h-index 159.
What JCR quartile is Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, PHYSIOLOGY Q1 (9/89), SPORT SCIENCES Q1 (10/136). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews is a hybrid 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: .