Journal profile · Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Kinesiology Review
ISSN 2163-0453 · eISSN 2161-6035 · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Kinesiology Review: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kinesiology Review is published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Activity and Health, Physical Education and Pedagogy and Physical Education and Sports Studies, together about 36% 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine13.8%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions13.4%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities6.6%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions5.9%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology5.5%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences3.9%
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)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 | 123/257 | 52nd |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 390/725 | 46th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 649 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 6 | 709 |
| 2025 | 65 | 6 | 931 |
| 2024 | 56 | 7 | 898 |
| 2023 | 53 | 14 | 836 |
| 2022 | 28 | 5 | 713 |
| 2021 | 63 | 9 | 688 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- 2163-0453
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-6035
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kinesiology Review
What CAS zone is Kinesiology Review in?
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.
Which databases index Kinesiology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kinesiology Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Kinesiology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Kinesiology Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .