Journal profile · Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Journal of Physical Education and Sport
ISSN 2247-8051 · eISSN 2247-806X · Editura Universitatea din Pitesti · Romania
Journal of Physical Education and Sport: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 294 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physical Education and Sport is published by Editura Universitatea din Pitesti. 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 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United States 1, Greece 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine16.9%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions16%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology10.2%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions6.3%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5%
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities4.4%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4.2%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions4.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q2 | 96/257 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 627OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 | 136 | 1,199 |
| 2025 | 294 | 294 | 1,676 |
| 2024 | 323 | 323 | 3,176 |
| 2023 | 400 | 400 | 3,874 |
| 2022 | 407 | 407 | 3,017 |
| 2021 | 515 | 515 | 2,937 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | EUR 80 | 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
- Editura Universitatea din Pitesti
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2247-8051
- Electronic ISSN
- 2247-806X
- 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 Physical Education and Sport
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physical Education and Sport?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Physical Education and Sport based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Physical Education and Sport?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Physical Education and Sport is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Physical Education and Sport open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physical Education and Sport is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .