Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte
ISSN 2255-0461 · University of Malaga · Spain
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte is published by University of Malaga 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, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Sports and Physical Education Studies, together about 45.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte is a multidisciplinary scientific journal about Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, which includes multidisciplinary knowledge generation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine16%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions15.1%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences14.2%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.7%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions4.9%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine4%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology3.9%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
JCR y JCI, WOS, dialnet, rd, antiplagioPublisher 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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 9 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 29 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 44 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 103 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 84 |
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 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- original articlesThe articles we publish must be scientific and/or technical, based on research, with clearly specified objectives (both of the work done and of what is intended…Length not stated
- reviewsGeneral articles will also be published, including REVIEWS on current topics, provided that at least all the literature that has appeared in the last five years…Length not stated
- theoretical, historical or philosophical articlesor THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL or PHILOSOPHICAL articles, provided that they include a systematic review of what has been published on the topic, a well-founded cri…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Ethical standards for work with human beings or animals, respecting the Declaration of Helsinki and the Declaration of Human Rights. Model summary
The works must comply with the ethical standards of work with human beings or animals, respecting the Declaration of Helsinki and the Declaration of Human Rights or any other written on the subject.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright held jointly by authors and magazine. Model summary
All the contents published in Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte are subject to the Creative Commons Reconocimento-NoComercia-Compartirigual 4.0 license, the full text of which can be found at <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0> They may be copied, used, disseminated, transmitted and publicly exposed, provided that: The authorship and original sou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access publication. Model summary
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte is published in open access and is exclusively authorized to carry out or authorize by any means the use, distribution, disclosure, reproduction, adaptation, translation or transformation of the work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two external evaluators; a third evaluator in case of discrepancy. Model summary
The articles are sent anonymously to two external evaluators, professional specialists in the field, for their supervision (double blind method, by pairs). If there is a discrepancy, it will be sent to a third evaluator.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original and unpublished content required. Model summary
The content must be ORIGINAL and UNPUBLISHED (papers).
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 Malaga
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2255-0461
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte
What CAS zone is Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; 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.
Which databases index Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y el Deporte is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .