Journal profile · REHABILITATION-SPORT SCIENCES
Kinesiology
ISSN 1331-1441 · eISSN 1848-638X · University of Zagreb · Australia · Semiannual
Kinesiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; fully open access; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kinesiology is published by University of Zagreb 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 Sport Psychology and Performance, together about 48.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kineziologija (engl. ekvivalent sports science ili exercise science) se definira kao opća, sveobuhvatna znanost o ljudskome kretanju i upravljanim procesima tjelesnoga vježbanja i njihovom djelovanju na čovjeka, promatranog integralno, kao bio-psiho-socijalnoga bića. Stoga se u časopisu objavljuju članci koji s različitih funkcionalnih, motoričkih, bioloških, biomehaničkih, psiholoških, socijalnih, odgojnih, povijesnih i kulturoloških aspekata procjenjuju i vrednuju promjene antropoloških osobina i sposobnosti te motoričkih znanja i različitih sportskih i tjelovježbenih izvedaba kao i pokazatelja zdravlja i kvalitete života koje nastaju pod utjecajem programiranih procesa tjelesnog vježbanja i treninga u tjelesnoj i zdravstvenoj kulturi, sportu, kondicijskoj pripremi, fitnesu, sportskoj rekreaciji i kineziterapiji.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION-SPORT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine24.9%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine15.5%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology8%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine5.7%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology3.5%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions3.3%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology3.1%
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 | Rehabilitation | 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 | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO: SPORT Discus with Full Text, Academic Search Complete, Index Copernicus International (ICI)Publisher website
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
- Impact factor
- 1.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 35 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 92 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 112 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 202 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 211 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- izvorni znanstveni članakObjavljuje izvorne i pregledne znanstvene članke te prethodna priopćenja hrvatskih i inozemnih autora koji su za tisak prihvaćeni na temelju pozitivnih, dvostru…Length not stated
- pregledni znanstveni članakObjavljuje izvorne i pregledne znanstvene članke te prethodna priopćenja hrvatskih i inozemnih autora koji su za tisak prihvaćeni na temelju pozitivnih, dvostru…Length not stated
- prethodno priopćenjeObjavljuje izvorne i pregledne znanstvene članke te prethodna priopćenja hrvatskih i inozemnih autora koji su za tisak prihvaćeni na temelju pozitivnih, dvostru…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Recenzija: vanjske recenzije, pretežito inozemna, samo znanstveni radovi, dvostruko slijepa, dvostruka Model summary
Recenzija: vanjske recenzije, pretežito inozemna, samo znanstveni radovi, dvostruko slijepa, dvostruka
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 Zagreb
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 1331-1441
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-638X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kinesiology
What CAS zone is Kinesiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kinesiology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation / 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.
What is the impact factor of Kinesiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Kinesiology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Kinesiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kinesiology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Kinesiology open access, and what is the APC?
Kinesiology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .