Journal profile · Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
ISSN 1063-6161 · eISSN 1938-1581 · Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal is published by Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports, Gender, and Society, Sports and Physical Education Studies and Sport Psychology and Performance, together about 44.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports, Gender, and SocietySocial Sciences25%
- Sports and Physical Education StudiesSocial Sciences10.8%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology8.4%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine7.3%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology4.7%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions4.6%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Studies | Q2 | 92/233 | 60th |
| Education | Q3 | 971/1698 | 42nd |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q3 | 156/257 | 39th |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 215OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 749 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 13 | 574 |
| 2025 | 52 | 8 | 650 |
| 2024 | 36 | 9 | 614 |
| 2023 | 30 | 12 | 549 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 496 |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 | 474 |
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
- Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1063-6161
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-1581
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
What CAS zone is Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal in?
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.
Which databases index Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .