Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
ISSN 1988-5202 · University of Alicante · Spain
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 215; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 126 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise is published by University of Alicante 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 Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 40.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
From 1 April 2024, JHSE is published by the Spanish Association of Sports Performance Analysis. (We invite you to read the Letter from our Honorary Editor) This will not represent any substantial change in our Editorial Policy for authors. Check this website for more information and to submit articles from 1 April. All previously published issues will continue to be available through the following link on our website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Concepción Suárez-LlorcaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Spain 52, Poland 10, United Kingdom 9, Brazil 7, Portugal 7 (139 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine23.8%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine10.9%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine5.6%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology5.3%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology5%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions4.7%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology4.1%
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 | 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 | 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.
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 428OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,539 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 7 |
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | 122 |
| 2024 | 114 | 114 | 562 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 169 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 53 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 203 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 200 | No | — |
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
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Model summary
This title is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED)
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 Alicante
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1988-5202
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
What CAS zone is Journal of Human Sport and Exercise in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Human Sport and Exercise is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Human Sport and Exercise?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Human Sport and Exercise based?
Of the 139 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (52), Poland (10) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Human Sport and Exercise?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Sport and Exercise is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Human Sport and Exercise open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 215.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .