Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Journal of Physical Activity & Health
ISSN 1543-3080 · eISSN 1543-5474 · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Journal of Physical Activity & Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.67; hybrid open access; median 158 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 264 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physical Activity & Health 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 Physical Activity and Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Children's Physical and Motor Development, together about 57% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Who We Are Human Kinetics leads the world in providing information related to physical activity. That information takes many forms: textbooks, books for consumers, instructor support materials, journals, online courses, video, digital products, and more. The information touches the lives of millions of people worldwide
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine28%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine19.7%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology9.3%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences8.2%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4.3%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions3.7%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions2.5%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science2.3%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,028OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 176LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 153 | 44 | 32 |
| 2025 | 264 | 113 | 298 |
| 2024 | 201 | 118 | 923 |
| 2023 | 180 | 122 | 1,499 |
| 2022 | 109 | 54 | 1,721 |
| 2021 | 198 | 96 | 3,327 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 57 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (428 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1543-3080
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-5474
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Activity & Health
What CAS zone is Journal of Physical Activity & Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Physical Activity & Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Physical Activity & Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.67; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physical Activity & Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 108–238 days). 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 Physical Activity & Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Physical Activity & Health is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Physical Activity & Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physical Activity & Health is a hybrid 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: .