Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
ISSN 1740-8989 · eISSN 1742-5786 · Taylor & Francis
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 260 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Pedagogy, Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, together about 58.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy is the official research journal of the Association for Physical Education (afPE). The journal provides a forum for high quality educational research intended to have a high impact on both policy and practice for a national and international readership. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy publishes research that reports educational practices across a wide range of settings, from school physical education to club sport and active leisure programs. We welcome papers that examine pedagogy within a diverse range of movement cultures including aquatics, dance, exercise, gymnastics, outdoor and adventure activities, meditative and martial arts, general physical activity, and sport. Pedagogy refers to the dynamic and interdependent relationships between knowledge and curriculum, learners and learning, and teachers/coaches and their practice (teaching or coaching) in movement cultures. The journal is especially interested in papers that consider and explore how these elements interact in real-world contexts. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy accepts original research articles reporting on primary research, literature reviews, research syntheses, theoretical or conceptual papers, and by invitation only scholar lectures and conference keynotes. Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous refereeing by at least two independent referees. The journal reserves the right to reject submissions after editorial screening should the submission not meet certain minimum requirements to be sent for external review. Any paper involving any of the editors or associate editors as authors undergoes the same rigorous peer review process, with the relevant editors or associate editors recused from this process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Ashley CaseyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, United States 2 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions28.5%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences16.6%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology13.9%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology9%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology6.7%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences4.9%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences2.7%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Australian Education Index, Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), SPORTDiscus
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
- 2.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.58LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.58Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 725OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 414,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,090 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 33 | 22 |
| 2025 | 73 | 38 | 207 |
| 2024 | 58 | 39 | 345 |
| 2023 | 58 | 37 | 592 |
| 2022 | 47 | 25 | 832 |
| 2021 | 87 | 49 | 2,026 |
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
260 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 195 days – 363 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 274 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (147 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 94 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted5
- literature reviewsPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy accepts original research articles reporting on primary research, literature reviews, research syntheses, theoretical or c…Length not stated
- original researchPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy accepts original research articles reporting on primary research, literature reviews, research syntheses, theoretical or c…Length not stated
- original research articlesPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy accepts original research articles reporting on primary research, literature reviews, research syntheses, theoretical or c…Length not stated
- research synthesesPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy accepts original research articles reporting on primary research, literature reviews, research syntheses, theoretical or c…Length not stated
- theoretical or conceptual papersPhysical Education and Sport Pedagogy accepts original research articles reporting on primary research, literature reviews, research syntheses, theoretical or c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 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? Increase the disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
Peer review policy: double-anonymous refereeing by at least two independent referees, based on initial editor screening. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous refereeing by at least two independent referees.
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
- ISSN
- 1740-8989
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-5786
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Physical Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
What CAS zone is Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 11.9, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 260 days (interquartile range 195–363 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 2 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy open access, and what is the APC?
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .