Journal profile · Sport Sciences
Journal of Human Kinetics
ISSN 1640-5544 · eISSN 1899-7562 · Polish Academy of Science, Committee of Physical Culture · POLAND · Semiannual · Founded 1999
Journal of Human Kinetics: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.91; fully open access; median 191 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 122 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Kinetics is published by Polish Academy of Science, Committee of Physical Culture and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 55.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Human Kinetics is an open access interdisciplinary periodical offering the latest research in the science of human movement studies. This comprehensive professional journal features articles and research notes encompassing such topic areas as: Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Sports Training and Behavioural Sciences in Sport, but especially considering elite and competitive aspects of sport. The journal publishes original papers, invited reviews, short communications and letters to the Editors. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must contain novel data on theoretical or experimental research or on practical applications in the field of sport sciences. The Journal of Human Kinetics is published in March, June, September and December. We encourage scientists from around the world to submit their papers to our periodical.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine27.9%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine19.7%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine7.5%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology7.1%
- Sports Dynamics and BiomechanicsEngineering4%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering3.3%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering3.3%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.91LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,195OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 100LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,904 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 79 | 14 |
| 2025 | 122 | 122 | 274 |
| 2024 | 109 | 109 | 704 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | 1,101 |
| 2022 | 115 | 115 | 1,465 |
| 2021 | 119 | 119 | 1,759 |
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
191 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 141 days – 268 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 150 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 370 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (183 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Science, Committee of Physical Culture
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1640-5544
- Electronic ISSN
- 1899-7562
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Kinetics
What CAS zone is Journal of Human Kinetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Human Kinetics is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Human Kinetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.91; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Human Kinetics?
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 191 days (interquartile range 141–268 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 Human Kinetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Kinetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Human Kinetics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Kinetics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .