Journal profile
Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement
ISSN 2659-5699 · Universidad de Málaga · Spain
Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement is published by Universidad de Málaga. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Training Studies, Sports Performance and Training and Sport Psychology and Performance, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JPEHM aims to be a journal promoted by an international team of university professors and researchers, The journal will publish biannually original scientific articles, case studies and research reviews in the areas of Physical Education and human motor skills. JPEHM is indexed in the following databases:: Aura, Dialnet, Latindex, DOAJ, Erih Plus, REDIB, Scientific Indexing Service (SIS), Catálogo Biblioteca Nacional Española (BNC), Livre, Dulcinea, SJIFactor - Scientific Journal Impact Factor, Citrevistas, CiteFactor Impact factor Evaluated in: Latindex 2023 (in its V2.0 catalog since 2019): 35/38SJIF Journal Rank 2023 = 5.755 (Scientific Journal Impact Factor Value for 2023)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions11.2%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine10.3%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology8.4%
- Physical education and sports games researchPsychology7.5%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.6%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.6%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Aura, Dialnet, REDIB, Scientific Indexing Service (SIS), Catálogo Biblioteca Nacional Española (BNC), Livre, Dulcinea, SJIFactor - Scientific Journal Impact Factor, Citrevistas, CiteFactor, Current Indexaciones
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 66 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 300–500 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted7
- brief communications-Brief communications (maximum 3 standard pages of typing plus a table or figure and up to 5 references).Length not stated
- calls to the editor-Calls to the Editor expressing an opinion on manuscripts previously published or a commentary related to the issues of the journal (maximum 2 standard typed pa…Length not stated
- case studiesThe journal will publish biannually original scientific articles, case studies and research reviews in the areas of Physical Education and human motor skills.Length not stated
- news-News (information about conferences, doctoral thesis summaries and post doc thesis, book reviews, etc.).Length not stated
- original research work-Original research work (maximum 16 standard typing pages, including tables, figures, references and summary).Length not stated
- original scientific articlesThe journal will publish biannually original scientific articles, case studies and research reviews in the areas of Physical Education and human motor skills.Length not stated
- research reviewsThe journal will publish biannually original scientific articles, case studies and research reviews in the areas of Physical Education and human motor skills.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship
The drafting of the manuscript will take as a formal reference Manual of Style Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) in its latest edition. Model summary
The drafting of the manuscript will take as a formal reference Manual of Style Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) in its latest edition.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
The authors state that they are responsible for the research they have carried out and designed; who have participated in the drafting and revision of the submitted manuscript, who approve its content and that the reported work (if it is about experiments with human beings) has been approved by an a Model summary
The authors state that they are responsible for the research they have carried out and designed; who have participated in the drafting and revision of the submitted manuscript, who approve its content and that the reported work (if it is about experiments with human beings) has been approved by an appropriate ethics committee and was carried out in accordance with the "Declaration of Helsinki ".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Aquellos autores/as que tengan publicaciones con esta revista, aceptan los términos siguientes: Los autores/as conservarán sus derechos de autor y garantizarán a la revista el derecho de primera publicación de su obra, el cuál estará simultáneamente sujeto a la Licencia de reconocimiento de Creative Commons que permite a terceros compartir la obra siempre que se indique su autor y su primera publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
The articles sent to JPEHM must be unpublished and original, not being able to be sent or submitted to evaluation of another journal while it is in the process of evaluation by our magazine. Model summary
The articles sent to JPEHM must be unpublished and original, not being able to be sent or submitted to evaluation of another journal while it is in the process of evaluation by our magazine.
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
- Universidad de Málaga
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2659-5699
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 1 (2025)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 300–500 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physical Education and Human Movement is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .