Journal profile · Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
ISSN 1091-367X · eISSN 1532-7841 · Taylor & Francis · UNITED STATES
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 87 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports and Physical Activity and Health, together about 31.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES) covers original measurement research, special issues, and tutorials within seven substantive disciplines of physical education and exercise science. Seven of the eight sections of MPEES represent the journal's substantive disciplines: Exercise Science, Physical Activity, Physical Education Pedagogy, Psychology, Research Methodology and Statistics, Big Data Analytics and AI, and Sport Management and Administration. The eighth section, Tutorial and Teacher’s Toolbox, provides an outlet for review and didactic manuscripts. Special issues provide an avenue for a coherent set of manuscripts (e.g., six) to collectively focus in-depth on an important and timely measurement-related issue within the scope of MPEES. The primary aim of MPEES is to publish high-impact manuscripts, most of which will focus on original research, that fit within the scope of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Editor-in-chief Minsoo KangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine11.3%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology10.9%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine9%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology8.8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.6%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology6.5%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions6.3%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCINAHLERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (Online), Agricultural Economics Database, Global Health, Leisure Tourism Database, Nutrition and Food Sciences Database, Rural Development Abstracts (Online), EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, Advanced Placement Source, Consumer Health Complete, Current Abstracts, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), E-psyche, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Ovid, ProQuest Education Database, Health & Medical Collection
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
- 1.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.63Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.15Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 375OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 83,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 786 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 49 | 16 | 60 |
| 2024 | 37 | 7 | 97 |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | 189 |
| 2022 | 29 | 12 | 280 |
| 2021 | 44 | 17 | 653 |
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 Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? I…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1091-367X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7841
- Society / sponsor
- SHAPE America
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
What CAS zone is Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism / Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science?
The publisher reports about 87 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 JCR quartile is Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Education.
Which databases index Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science open access, and what is the APC?
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .