Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
ISSN 1065-8483 · eISSN 1543-2688 · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1993
Journal of Applied Biomechanics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; subscription journal; median 221 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Biomechanics is published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. 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 injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of the Journal of Applied Biomechanics (JAB) is to disseminate the highest quality peer-reviewed studies that utilize biomechanical strategies to advance the study of human movement. Areas of interest include clinical biomechanics, gait and posture mechanics, musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics, sport mechanics, and biomechanical modeling. Studies of sport performance that explicitly generalize to broader activities, contribute substantially to fundamental understanding of human motion, or are in a sport that enjoys wide participation, are welcome. Also within the scope of JAB are studies using biomechanical strategies to investigate the structure, control, function, and state (health and disease) of animals.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine12.9%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine12.5%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering12.5%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering10.3%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions7.5%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4%
- Sports Dynamics and BiomechanicsEngineering4%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine4%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCOhost
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
- 1.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,046OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,816 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 13 | 11 |
| 2025 | 75 | 15 | 72 |
| 2024 | 54 | 12 | 163 |
| 2023 | 64 | 22 | 327 |
| 2022 | 54 | 10 | 264 |
| 2021 | 76 | 17 | 447 |
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 PubMed · to
221 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 160 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 67 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 291 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (159 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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 websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
Affiliated Journal of the International Society of Biomechanics Model summary
An Affiliated Journal of the International Society of Biomechanics
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
- Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1065-8483
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-2688
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Biomechanics
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Biomechanics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Biomechanics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / Sport Sciences. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Biomechanics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Biomechanics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 221 days (interquartile range 160–296 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Biomechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Biomechanics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Applied Biomechanics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Biomechanics is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .