Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte
ISSN 1885-3137 · Ramón Cantó Alcaraz · Spain
RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 3 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte is published by Ramón Cantó Alcaraz 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, Sports and Physical Education Studies and Physical Education and Pedagogy, together about 42.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
[ES]- RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte, es una publicación períodica electrónica, con el objetivo de ofrecer trabajos científicamente fundados, que ayuden a profundizar en las diversas dimensiones de las Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte. Dado el carácter especializado de la revista, no tienen en ella cabida los artículos de simple divulgación, ni los que se limitan a exponer opiniones en vez de conclusiones derivadas de una investigación contrastada. La Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte sólo publicará trabajos originales que posean, además de las anteriores condiciones, la específica unidad interna que caracteriza a los artículos de una publicación científica. RICYDE estará entre las consideradas de libre acceso en la red. [EN]- RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte, is an on-line magazine with the objective of offering scientific based articles, aiming to develop a deep knowledge of Physical Activity and Sports Science. The specific contents of this journal will deny any simple popular articles, and those with the only aim of exposing opinions and not conclusions based on investigation. The International Journal of Sport Science – RICYDE- will only publish original works that apart from the previous stated conditions have a specific structure, inherent to the contents of scientific articles. RICYDE will have the condition of a free open Internet Journal. *El envío, proceso de revisión, y publicación de manuscritos está libre de cargos en esta revista. RICYDE. Revista internacional de ciencias del deporte cuenta con herramientas para analizar los manuscritos (URL) en busca de materiales y trabajos no originales (Control de plagios, y otras malas prácticas). Los autores, al enviar los originales a la revista, están aceptando que sus contribuciones sean analizadas mediante el mencionado software durante los procesos de evaluación por pares y edición de la revista. Adviértase que los artículos de los autores que no se adhieran a estas condiciones serán automáticamente rechazados.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Ramón Cantó AlcarazPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Spain 332, United States 10, Switzerland 10, Portugal 10, United Kingdom 7 (421 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine18.1%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions8.6%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology8%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.6%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions5.5%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.2%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 581 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 252 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 67 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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, Peer review
- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
RICYDE estará entre las consideradas de libre acceso en la red.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Only original works are published Model summary
La Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte sólo publicará trabajos originales que posean, además de las anteriores condiciones, la específica unidad interna que caracteriza a los artículos de una publicación científica.
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
- Ramón Cantó Alcaraz
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1885-3137
- 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 RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte
What CAS zone is RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sport Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte based?
Of the 421 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (332), United States (10) and Switzerland (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte open access, and what is the APC?
RICYDE-Revista Internacional de Ciencias del 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .