Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
ISSN 2575-6605 · eISSN 2575-6613 · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour is published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Activity and Health, Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, together about 70.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine33.8%
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsComputer Science30.3%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions6%
- Sleep and related disordersPsychology5.7%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.9%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine2.8%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine2.4%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences1.9%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty | Q2 | 72/178 | 59th |
| General Engineering | Q2 | 149/351 | 57th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q2 | 360/725 | 50th |
| General Psychology | Q3 | 114/220 | 48th |
| General Computer Science | Q3 | 128/241 | 47th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 17 | 569 |
| 2025 | 29 | 11 | 711 |
| 2024 | 38 | 13 | 718 |
| 2023 | 31 | 19 | 458 |
| 2022 | 36 | 21 | 430 |
| 2021 | 42 | 23 | 261 |
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.
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
- Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 2575-6605
- Electronic ISSN
- 2575-6613
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
What CAS zone is Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour 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; 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: .