Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Physical Activity Review
ISSN 2300-5076 · PPHU Projack · Poland
Physical Activity Review: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 194; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical Activity Review is published by PPHU Projack and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Training Studies and Children's Physical and Motor Development, together about 34.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physical Activity Review aims to facilitate and enhance communication across all sub-disciplines of the sport sciences. The emphasis of the journal is on the human sciences, broadly defined, applied to sport and exercise. Manuscripts dealing with original investigations of exercise, validation of technological innovations in sport or comprehensive reviews of topics relevant to the scientific study of sport will be considered for publication. Subject areas suitable for publication include to the following fields: Sport Science, Sport Pedagogy, Sport Biomechanics, Different aspects of martial arts. Choseen aspects of physiotherapy, physiology, sports history, recreation and tourism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Jacek WąsikPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine14.5%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions12%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology8.1%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions7.7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine7.5%
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 40 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 87 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 147 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 104 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 188 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 180 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 180 | No | — | |
| 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 policy allows maximum visibility across a global readership. Model summary
Our open access policy allows maximum visibility across a global readership.
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
- PPHU Projack
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2300-5076
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical Activity Review
What CAS zone is Physical Activity Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical Activity Review is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physical Activity Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Physical Activity Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Physical Activity Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical Activity Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physical Activity Review open access, and what is the APC?
Physical Activity Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 194.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .