Journal profile
Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health
ISSN 1224-7359 · eISSN 2285-7788 · Ovidius University Press · Romania
Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 61 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health is published by Ovidius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Training Studies, Sport Psychology and Performance and Sports Performance and Training, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mission. Journal "Annals of Ovidius University Constanta-Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health" edited by "Ovidius University Press" is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Scope.The journal has a multidisciplinary scope of science education, educational-oriented, with application in physical education activities and sports. The aim of our journal is to review the valuation of research master studies and doctoral level, the activities of experimental research centers, scientifc results of current professional activities in the next field: SPORT PERFORMANCE Exercise Physiology Grows&Motor development Measurement & Evaluation Olympic Education Sport Biomechanics Sport and Olympic Movement Training methods Training and programming PHYSICAL EDUCATION Adapted Physical Education Exercise Physiology Girls and Women in Phys. Ed. & Sport International Curriculum standards of Physical Education & Sport Measurement & Evaluation of Physical Education Motor Control & Learning Physical Education at the Primary Level Physical Education at the Secondary Level Physical Education at the College Level Philosophy of Physical Education & Sport KINANTROPOMETRY KINESIOLOGY SPORT AND HEALTH Aging Fitness & Wellness Health Education Nutrition and Physical Activity RECREATION AND SPORT FOR ALL Leisure activities Recreation and sport facilities Cycling Interactive Games Aerobics Jogging Walking Water recreation Skiing and sledding Therapeutic recreation Tourism (climbing, hiking) Dance Dance Global Dance Education at School Dance Therapy and Rehabilitation Folk Dance Modern Dance MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING IN SPORT Sport Management & Administration Marketing in sport Sport and Mass Media Sport Sociology & Cultural Anthropology We can not publish student work unless their article is supervised by professor of their school.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions12.2%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology11.9%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine9.6%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions8.7%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions5.5%
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities5.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 3 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 8 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 47 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 | EUR 40 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 40 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access; readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts and use them for any other lawful purpose. Model summary
The journal is Open Access and allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allows readers to use them for any other lawful purpose.
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
- Ovidius University Press
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1224-7359
- Print ISSN
- 2285-777X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2285-7788
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health
How long does peer review take at Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Which databases index Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health open access, and what is the APC?
Ovidius University Annals Series Physical Education and SportScience Movement and Health 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: .