Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia
ISSN 2520-2677 · eISSN 2520-2685 · H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University · Ukraine
Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia: fully open access; APC about USD 225; review about 6 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia is published by H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Education and Training Studies, Sports Performance and Training and Sports Science and Education, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
FOCUS AND SCOPE The journal presents articles on topical problems of physical education and sports, as well as problems of the formation, restoration, strengthening, and preservation of health of representatives of various groups of the population, physical therapy, physical rehabilitation, and medical physical culture. It also reflects the means of physical education, its forms, and methods. The journal publishes articles that contain only scientifically verified and proven facts. MISSION The main mission of the Journal is to collect, preserve and bring to people scientifically-based information on how to improve health through physical exercises, how to improve a body through sports, how to win and do the impossible, overcome yourself, recover from various diseases. The journal is focused on natural patterns, on the ultimate expediency and harmony of nature. In the harmony of nature, there is both a source of health, and natural science to win, including in sports, and a force that gives impetus and the ability to overcome illness with the help of the most natural thing that a person has - movement. Therefore, on the cover of the Journal, there are illustrations of natural landscapes in different seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. It comes out four times a year, just like the season change. HISTORY The journal was founded in 2015, initially as a collection of articles from a conference dedicated to the memory of Professor V.P. Zaitsev - a specialist in the field of medicine, rehabilitation, and physical therapy. Holding this conference after the death of V.P. Zaitsev was taken over by the department of sports games of the H.S. Scovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (currently the Department of Olympic and Professional Sports, Sports Games and Tourism). In 2016, the journal received a certificate of state registration, the publisher is H.S. Scovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. Then the Journal published articles in four languages ??- Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Polish. The journal is developing, and this is reflected in the following events: in 2018, in April, it received the status of a specialized publication in Ukraine, and in July of the same year, one of the first of all publications in Ukraine, received the category B status in the field of pedagogical sciences and in areas of physical education and sports. In 2019, the journal switched entirely to English, and since 2019 all articles are published only in English
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Zhanneta Kozina DoctorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 7, Poland 5, Slovakia 3, India 2, Italy 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions26%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine14.8%
- Sports Science and EducationArts and Humanities9.7%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology7%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions4.5%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.1%
- Physical Education and PedagogyHealth Professions3.6%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine2.9%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Manual Therapy | Q2 | 9/22 | 61st |
| Occupational Therapy | Q3 | 18/33 | 46th |
| Rehabilitation | Q3 | 95/172 | 45th |
| Education | Q3 | 944/1698 | 44th |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q3 | 153/257 | 40th |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q3 | 216/340 | 36th |
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
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Scilit, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo, CiteScore
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 73 | 169 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 152 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 260 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 241 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 145 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 78 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 225 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 150 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 520 / USD 420 / USD 420 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 520
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)
Article types accepted10
- case reportResearch in the field of physical education and sports according to the world classification of the EQUATOR network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of h…Length not stated
- case studies (case reports)Case studies (Case reports)Length not stated
- case studyResearch in the field of physical education and sports according to the world classification of the EQUATOR network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of h…Length not stated
- empirical articles (original articles)Empirical articles (Original articles)Length not stated
- observational studies (observational studies)Observational studies (Observational studies)Length not stated
- original articleResearch in the field of physical education and sports according to the world classification of the EQUATOR network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of h…Length not stated
- randomised studies (randomised trials)Randomised studies (Randomised trials)Length not stated
- review articleResearch in the field of physical education and sports according to the world classification of the EQUATOR network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of h…Length not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysis (systematic reviews)Systematic review and meta-analysis (Systematic reviews)Length not stated
- theoretical works (review articles)Theoretical works (Review articles)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI tools policy Model summary
Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: https://hsr-journal.com/index.php/journal/ai-using
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
of the persons having direct or indirect relation to the publication of the article or the information contained therein. Otherwise, indicate "Author (s) declare (s) that there is no conflict of interest". Declaration of Conflict of Interest
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE principles Model summary
The journal joins the principles of the Publishing Ethics Committee (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY license Model summary
Authors published in this journal agree to the following conditions: a. Authors reserve the copyright to the work and transfer to the journal the right of first publication along with the work, while licensing it under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to distribute this work with the obligatory indication of authorship of this work and a link to the origin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
OAI-PMH metadata harvesting Model summary
The journal supports the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) 2.0 standard.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism PLAGIARISM, SELF-PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism check Model summary
The journal adheres to high standards of academic integrity. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are considered violations of academic integrity.The journal joins the principles of the Publishing Ethics Committee (COPE). All authors must comply with the standards set forth in the ethical principles of the journal. In particular, pay attention to the need to avoid duplication of the article, plagiarism …
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
- H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2520-2677
- Electronic ISSN
- 2520-2685
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia
How long does peer review take at Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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 Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (7), Poland (5) and Slovakia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia open access, and what is the APC?
Zdorov'ia sport reabilitatsiia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 225.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .