Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives
ISSN 0247-106X · eISSN 1782-1568 · De Boeck
STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives is published by De Boeck and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Sports Studies, Sports, Gender, and Society and Physical Education and Pedagogy, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences24.6%
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences10.7%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions9.7%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology6.6%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions6.6%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions3.9%
- Physical education and sports games researchPsychology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q3 | 1055/1936 | 45th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 940/1434 | 34th |
| Anthropology | Q4 | 423/536 | 21st |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 635/744 | 14th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1325/1530 | 13th |
| Multidisciplinary | Q4 | 202/223 | 9th |
| Education | Q4 | 1547/1698 | 8th |
| General Psychology | Q4 | 208/220 | 5th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,887 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 50 | 174 |
| 2025 | 52 | 48 | 282 |
| 2024 | 87 | 77 | 369 |
| 2023 | 60 | 44 | 426 |
| 2022 | 64 | 63 | 324 |
| 2021 | 77 | 51 | 385 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- De Boeck
- ISSN
- 0247-106X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1782-1568
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives
What CAS zone is STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives open access, and what is the APC?
STAPS-Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et Sportives is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .