Journal profile · Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Motricidade
ISSN 1646-107X · eISSN 2182-2972 · University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro · Portugal
Motricidade: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Motricidade is published by University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance and Physical Activity and Health, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal Motricidade (ISSN 1646-107X, eISSN 2182-2972) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Sílabas Didáticas, LDA, under a continuous publication model, with articles published online upon acceptance and completion of the editorial process. The journal provides immediate open access to all published content under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence. Its mission is to promote the development and dissemination of theoretical and empirical research in sports science, human movement, human development, and health. The journal publishes original research articles and review papers that are methodologically rigorous and theoretically grounded, contributing to the scientific advancement of sports science, human movement, human development, and health, and fostering international scholarly debate in these fields. Both qualitative and quantitative research designs are welcome. Manuscripts are considered for publication provided that they contain original theoretical or experimental data that have not been published previously, either in whole or in part, nor are they under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts may be submitted in English or Portuguese. Submissions written in English will undergo a preliminary assessment of linguistic quality. If accepted, a final language revision will be conducted during the copy-editing stage. All submissions must comply with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the American Psychological Association (APA) for the preparation of scientific manuscripts. Where applicable, authors must clearly state that the study complies with the highest ethical standards and that prior approval was obtained from a recognised ethics committee or institutional review board. The correct title to be used in the reference list is Motricidade. SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the Journal Motricidade’s OJS (Open Journal Systems) platform, available at: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/about/submissions. New users must register beforehand. Required Submission Files Authors must upload three separate mandatory files during submission: Manuscript (blinded version) [Template] Must not contain any identifying information (authors’ names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or self-identifying references). All metadata must be removed from the file properties to ensure compliance with the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Diogo MonteiroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 30, Brazil 9, Spain 4, Italy 3, Poland 1 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine13.4%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology10.7%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine9.8%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine7%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions7%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology5.5%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.5%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions5.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q4 | 286/340 | 16th |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q4 | 222/257 | 13th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOSciELOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, Latindex
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 584 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 346 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 428 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 300 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 150 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 300 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 300
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- editorialsEditorials are articles giving opinions or perspectives on a specific and contemporary scientific issue, on already published material in the journal Motricidad…Length not stated
- original articleThe effect of a physical activity program on physical function in older adults at a day care centre Rider Costa, Rui Santos, Cristovão Margarido, Vanessa Póvoa,…Length not stated
- research articleJournal Motricidade publishes quantitative as well as qualitative studies. Authors must target their formulation according to one of the following formats: rese…Length not stated
- research noteResearch notes should be considered as discussion notes, where the author(s) can explore or expose new ideas, theoretical perspectives, research programs, or me…Length not stated
- review articleJournal Motricidade publishes quantitative as well as qualitative studies. Authors must target their formulation according to one of the following formats: rese…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship AUTHORSHIP, RESPONSIBILITY AND ORIGINALITY
The authorship of an article must be exclusively reserved for researchers that contributed in a substantial manner to its content, development and writing of the manuscript and that accept responsibility for its content. In order to be attributed authorship, researchers must obey all the ICMJE and APA criteria, namely: substantial contribution to the formulation of a research problem, design of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 2. Conflicts of interest
Scientific practice must honour the necessary exemption in the presentation of results and conclusions with immunity from any obligation or duty. Personal relationships or economic/commercial involvement could introduce a potential conflict of interest. As such, authors must precisely and clearly express all their relations and financial support acquired from individuals, entities or institutions.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC 4.0 licence for published articles; authors retain copyright and grant publisher non-exclusive publishing licence. Model summary
Authors submitting manuscripts to Journal Motricidade agree that, upon acceptance, they retain copyright of their work and grant Sílabas Didáticas, LDA a non-exclusive publishing licence to publish, reproduce, distribute, communicate the article to the public, and license its dissemination through scholarly databases and indexing services, while identifying itself as the original publisher. All pu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Motricidade is a fully open access journal. All articles are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, with no embargo period. Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, and use them for any other lawful purpose, without requesting prior permission from the publisher or the autho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review is conducted using a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review process. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript does not contain any information in the main text, title page, supplementary files, or file properties that could reveal their identity to reviewers. Authors may suggest up to t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism screening
All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening prior to the peer review process. Journal Motricidade uses Plagius as its primary similarity detection software. Where necessary, additional similarity reports may be obtained using other recognised plagiarism detection tools available to members of the editorial team through their host institutions. Manuscripts presenting significant l…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
Self-archiving policy: authors may deposit the published version (Version of Record) in institutional repositories and other non-commercial platforms, and share on personal websites and academic social networks with full citation and DOI link; no embargo period. Model summary
Self-Archiving Policy Motricidade allows authors to deposit the published version of their article (Version of Record) in institutional repositories and other non-commercial platforms. Authors may also share their work on personal websites and academic social networks, provided that full citation and DOI link to the original publication are included. No embargo period applies. This policy reflects…
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 Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1646-107X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2182-2972
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Motricidade
How long does peer review take at Motricidade?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Motricidade?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Motricidade based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (30), Brazil (9) and Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Motricidade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Motricidade is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Motricidade open access, and what is the APC?
Motricidade is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .