Journal profile
Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education
ISSN 2536-569X · eISSN 2536-5703 · University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Montenegrin Sports Academy · Montenegro
Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education is published by University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Montenegrin Sports Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Training Studies, Sports Performance and Training and Body Composition Measurement Techniques, together about 33.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JASPE covers all aspects of anthropology of sport and physical education from five major fields of anthropology: cultural, global, biological, linguistic and medical.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dusko BjelicaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 2, Iran 2, Serbia 2, United States 1, Brazil 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions13%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine12.7%
- Body Composition Measurement TechniquesMedicine8.2%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities5.3%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.5%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher 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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 281 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 36 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 63 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 52 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 58 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- editorialOpen Submissions Indexed Peer Reviewed Editorials should be: Up to 1000 words (excluding title, abstract, tables/figures, figure legends,main text ≤ 1,000 words
- reviewOpen Submissions Indexed Peer Reviewed Review papers should be: Up to 6000 words (excluding title, abstract, tables/figures, figure legends,main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No submission or page charges Model summary
There is no charge for submissions and no page charge for accepted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 2.3.4. ‘Acknowledgements’ and ‘Conflict of Interest’ (optional)
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the ‘Acknowledgements’ section. If applicable, in ‘Conflict of Interest’ section, authors must clearly disclose any grants, financial or material supports, or any sort of technical assistances from an institution, organization, group or an individual that might be perceived as leading to a conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Plagiarism considered a serious breach of academic ethics Model summary
The editors of JASPE consider plagiarism to be a serious breach of academic ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 1.5. Open Access License and Publisher Copyright Policies
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license Model summary
JASPE applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to articles and other works it publishes. If author(s) submit its paper for publication by JASPE, they agree to have the CC BY license applied to their work. Under this Open Access license, the author(s) agree that anyone can reuse their article in whole or part for any purpose, for free, even for commercial purposes. Anyone may copy, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.5. Open Access License and Publisher Copyright Policies
JASPE applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to articles and other works it publishes. If author(s) submit its paper for publication by JASPE, they agree to have the CC BY license applied to their work. Under this Open Access license, the author(s) agree that anyone can reuse their article in whole or part for any purpose, for free, even for commercial purposes. Anyone may copy, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1.4. Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
A manuscript submitted for publication will be submitted to the review process as long as it fits the following criteria: The study was not previously published, nor has been submitted simultaneously for consideration of publication elsewhere; All persons listed as authors approved its submission to JASPE; Any person cited as a source of personal communication has approved the quote; The opinions …
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
- University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Montenegrin Sports Academy
- Country or region
- Montenegro
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2536-569X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2536-5703
- Society / sponsor
- Montenegrosport
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: APA. 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 Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (2), Iran (2) and Serbia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education 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: .