Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education

Aims & Scope

With a focus on social science scholarship, Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education publishes conceptually rich contributions in all areas of health and physical education, including those derived from empirical, philosophical, sociological, and/or policy-related investigations.

Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education invites submission of papers of approximately 7000 words that focus on the forms, contents and contexts of health and physical education as they relate to schools, universities and other forms of educational practice.

The journal welcomes original contributions that analyse the ways in which the social and institutional conditions of education and schooling interact with the field of health and physical education and associated fields, such as outdoor education, recreation and sport.

Curriculum is interpreted broadly in the journal as a focus for framing a wide range of educational issues involving policies, practices and outcomes.

This includes the lived experiences of teachers and learners in educational settings and the forces within and beyond education (current and historical) that shape the construction and implementation of curriculum.

While it is not expected that all manuscripts are directly focused on curriculum issues it is encumbered on authors to make explicit how the research connects with, informs or has implications for, curriculum across contexts relevant to the areas of schooling and education detailed above.

Contributions should make reference to other critical work and/or discuss particular issues of practice-focused research within health and physical education and associated professional fields.

They may, for example, engage with social and cultural studies; policy; reform and innovation; leadership; teaching and learning; teacher education; curriculum development; extra-curricular engagement and assessment.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.839

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6329

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	173

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions, Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Re-thinking technology adoption in physical education

  Citation: 49

  Authors: James, Jun-Hyung

• Assessing physical literacy in health and physical education

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Lisa, Justen, Laura, Dawn

• Conceptualising social justice – what constitutes pedagogies for social justice in HPE across different contexts?

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Katarina, Susanne, Wayne, Göran, Kjersti, Rod, Lena, Maureen, Knut

• Digital technology and teacher digital competency in physical education: a holistic view of teacher and student perspectives

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Jason, Dylan, Antonio

• An expansive learning approach to transforming traditional fitness testing in health and physical education: student voice, feelings and hopes

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Laura

• ‘A critical autoethnography of a doctoral students’ research journey: learning to take risks in the academy’

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Shrehan, Aaron

• Curriculum decisions made by secondary physical education teachers and comparison with students’ preferences

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Dominique, Risto, Pamela Hodges, Matthew

• ‘Getting better bit by bit’: Exploring learners’ enactments of student voice in physical education

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Donal, Mary

• Menstrual health education in Australian schools

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Christina, Tania, Kathryn, Kelly, M., Mike

• A case study of disengaged adolescent girls’ experiences with teaching games for understanding in physical education

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Elizabeth, Ken, Hayley

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