Journal profile · Physiology
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE
ISSN 0039-906X · eISSN 1881-4751 · Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1951
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE: fully open access; community-reported acceptance: easy; 191 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE is published by Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Sports Performance and Training and Physical Activity and Health, together about 46.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine20%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine13.7%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine12.8%
- Exercise and Physiological ResponsesMedicine7.6%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions5.4%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering5%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q4 | 332/340 | 2nd |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q4 | 253/257 | 1st |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22,073 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 169 | 169 | 78 |
| 2025 | 191 | 191 | 142 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 202 |
| 2023 | 204 | 204 | 227 |
| 2022 | 207 | 207 | 245 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 255 |
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and specified conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution; over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1951
- ISSN
- 0039-906X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-4751
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE
Which databases index JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE is indexed in Scopus.
Is JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .