Journal profile · Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
ISSN 2956-4581 · Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie · Poland
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences is published by Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Training Studies and Sport Psychology and Performance, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine19%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions16.8%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology8.5%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine7.2%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4.8%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions4.3%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology3.9%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q3 | 191/257 | 25th |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q3 | 254/340 | 25th |
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 94 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 102 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 83 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 66 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 49 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 250 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2956-4581
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
How long does peer review take at Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences?
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.
Which databases index Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .