Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
ISSN 2509-3142 · eISSN 2509-3150 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 268 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research is published by Springer Nature 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 Science and Education, Sociology and Education Studies and Sports, Gender, and Society, together about 30.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Zeitschrift ist das gemeinsame wissenschaftliche Publikationsorgan der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (dvs), des Deutschen Olympischen Sportbundes (DOSB) und des Bundesinstitutes für Sportwissenschaft (BISp) und führt zentrale Anliegen der von 1971 bis 2016 als Sportwissenschaft publizierten Zeitschrift fort. Das German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research steht für die in Deutschland gewachsene Form von Sportwissenschaft, für die wesentlich ist, dass sich geisteswissenschaftliche, naturwissenschaftliche, sozialwissenschaftliche und verhaltenswissenschaftliche Fächer zugunsten einer angemessen facettenreichen Beschreibung und theoretischen Durchdringung des Phänomens Sport und Bewegung zusammenfügen. Die Zeitschrift publiziert im double-blind Peer-Review Verfahren wissenschaftliche Originalbeiträge (Hauptbeiträge, Kurzbeiträge, Literaturübersichten) sowie Essays, Kommentare und Diskussionsbeiträge mit Bezug zu sportwissenschaftlich relevanten Themen. Akzeptiert werden sowohl auf Englisch als auch auf Deutsch verfasste Beiträge. Das German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research sieht sich explizit dem wissenschaftlichen Fortschritt im internationalen Maßstab verpflichtet. Gemeinsam mit exzellenten Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem deutschsprachigen und internationalen Raum soll die Zeitschrift zu einer international führenden interdisziplinären Fachzeitschrift für Sport und Bewegung weiterentwickelt werden. Wir laden Sie ein, als Autorin oder Autor gemeinsam mit uns an diesem herausfordernden Ziel zu arbeiten.This journal is the joint scientific publication of the Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (German Association of Sports Science), Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (German Olympic Sports Confederation) and Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (German Federal Institute of Sports Science). It pursues the central aims and scope of the preceding journal Sportwissenschaft, published from 1971 to 2016. The German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research stands for the German tradition of sport and exercise studies with its essential characteristic of combining science, the humanities, social and behavioral academic disciplines to arrive at a multifaceted description and theoretical understanding of sport and exercise. The journal publishes original articles (main articles, brief communications, reviews), which are subjected to a double-blind peer review process, as well as reviewed essays, commentaries and discussion papers on relevant t
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 37, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Netherlands 2, Switzerland 2 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities13.5%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences7.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.9%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences5.4%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 342OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 74.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 495,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 49 | 11 |
| 2025 | 79 | 48 | 83 |
| 2024 | 81 | 58 | 266 |
| 2023 | 62 | 44 | 332 |
| 2022 | 73 | 58 | 648 |
| 2021 | 103 | 84 | 1,088 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
268 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 186 days – 338 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 299 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (175 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 3,990 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief communicationPlease note: We strongly urge authors to consider whether they would like to write their article in English, and thus in an internationally accessible format. D…main text ≤ 2,600 words
- brief reportPlease note: We strongly urge authors to consider whether they would like to write their article in English, and thus in an internationally accessible format. D…Length not stated
- commentaryPlease note: We strongly urge authors to consider whether they would like to write their article in English, and thus in an internationally accessible format. D…main text ≤ 2,600 words
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- letterclearly mentioned in the article title. Letters to the editors Total length of maximum 1,500 words, equivalent to approximately 7 PDF pages. Letters to the edmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- original paperPlease note: We strongly urge authors to consider whether they would like to write their article in English, and thus in an internationally accessible format. D…Length not stated
- protocolPlease note: We strongly urge authors to consider whether they would like to write their article in English, and thus in an internationally accessible format. D…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewPlease note: We strongly urge authors to consider whether they would like to write their article in English, and thus in an internationally accessible format. D…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human and animal studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed conse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Mit der Annahme des Artikels wird der Autor um Übertragung des Copyrights (bzw. das ausschließliche, räumlich und zeitlich uneingeschränkte Recht zur Publikation und zum Vertrieb) an den Verlag gebeten. Die Zeitschrift sowie alle in ihr enthaltenen einzelnen Beiträge und Abbildungen sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Für Open Choice Artikel ist keine Übertragung des Copyrights erforderlich, da das C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2509-3142
- Electronic ISSN
- 2509-3150
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
What CAS zone is German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research 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 German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 268 days (interquartile range 186–338 days). 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 German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: 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 German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (37), United States (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research open access, and what is the APC?
German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .