Journal profile · Medicine-Immunology and Allergy
Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje
ISSN 2232-8211 · eISSN 2232-822X · Pan - European University Apeiron · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje is published by Pan - European University Apeiron. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Training Studies, Sports Performance and Training and Sport Psychology and Performance, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main goal is the international exchange of scientific contributions and promotion of knowledge exchange and research in the field of sport and health. Topics are related to the upbringing of preschool children, modern physical school education in the function of proper growth, development and health of youth, university sport as a factor of healthy living, recreational activities as a way of fighting stress, lifestyle changes, corrective gymnastics, disabled sports, top-quality sport and health. Authenticity of the papers is verified by the Turnitin online service - a plagiarism detection software.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Immunology and Allergy
Editor-in-chief Velibor SrdićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions19.6%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine16%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology7.3%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine7.1%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions4.8%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation | Q4 | 143/172 | 16th |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q4 | 223/257 | 13th |
| Immunology and Allergy | Q4 | 212/234 | 9th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Crossref, ErihPlusPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 28 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 40 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 41 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 52 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
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 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 105 | No | CC BY-NC |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- reviewSubmissions to the journal will initially be evaluated by the Editorial Board using several criteria: the appropriateness of the topic and content for the journ…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Sports Science and Health In accordance with definition of open access, all content is freely available without charge to the user. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The journal Sports Science and Health applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonC…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review REVIEW PROCESS
Double-blind review by at least two reviewers, review process taking up to 8 weeks Model summary
Submissions to the journal will initially be evaluated by the Editorial Board using several criteria: the appropriateness of the topic and content for the journal; the editing (preparation of the manuscript) and format; and “general” merit. If these criteria are met, the submission will undergo a double-blind review process by at least two acknowledged and independent reviewers, with the review pr…
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
- Pan - European University Apeiron
- Country or region
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 2232-8211
- Electronic ISSN
- 2232-822X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje
How long does peer review take at Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje open access, and what is the APC?
Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje 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: .