Journal profile · Social Sciences-Health (social science)
MOTRIZ
ISSN 1980-6574 · Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) · Brazil · Quarterly
MOTRIZ: fully open access; APC about USD 350; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MOTRIZ is published by Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Physical Activity and Health and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Motriz tem como missão a divulgação da produção científica em Ciências da Motricidade Humana e áreas correlatas, objetivando contribuir com a discussão e o desenvolvimento do conhecimento nestas áreas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Health (social science)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine14.6%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine10.5%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine9.6%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology9.1%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions6.3%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions5.1%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 311/669 | 53rd |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 259/387 | 33rd |
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
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 249OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 276 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 558 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 723 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 851 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 853 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 875 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 350 / BRL 550 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 350 / BRL 550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 350 / BRL 550 | 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
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1980-6574
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MOTRIZ
How long does peer review take at MOTRIZ?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 MOTRIZ?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MOTRIZ is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is MOTRIZ open access, and what is the APC?
MOTRIZ is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 350.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .