Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
ISSN 2379-2868 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 132 days to acceptance (18 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Physical Activity and Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Children's Physical and Motor Development, together about 43% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Lisa GriffinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine20.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine14.8%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology7.6%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine6.1%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine4.5%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine4.2%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions4%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine3.7%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · SPORT SCIENCES · rank 38/136
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
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 53 | 10 | 30 |
| 2024 | 41 | 10 | 102 |
| 2023 | 24 | 6 | 114 |
| 2022 | 30 | 14 | 234 |
| 2021 | 39 | 13 | 301 |
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
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 18 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2379-2868
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
What CAS zone is Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine 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.
What is the impact factor of Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 18 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 118–188 days). 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 Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, SPORT SCIENCES Q2 (38/136). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .