Kinesiology

Aims & Scope

Kinesiology – International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Kinesiology (print ISSN 1331- 1441, online ISSN 1848-638X) publishes twice a year scientific papers and other written material from kinesiology (a scientific discipline which investigates art and science of human movement; in the meaning and scope close to the idiom “sport sciences”) and other adjacent human sciences focused on sport and exercise, primarily from anthropology (biological and cultural alike), medicine, sociology, psychology, natural sciences and mathematics applied to sport in its broadest sense, history, and others.

Contributions of high scientific interest, including also results of theoretical analyses and their practical application in physical education, sport, physical recreation and kinesitherapy, are accepted for publication.

The following sections define the scope of the journal: Sport and sports activities, Physical education, Recreation/leisure, Kinesiological anthropology, Training methods, Biology of sport and exercise, Sports medicine and physiology of sport, Biomechanics, History of sport and Book reviews with news.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15640

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	122

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.333

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Health Professions, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Physical activity prevalence in Australian children and adolescents:

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Željko, Louise L.

• Load monitoring system in top-level basketball team

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Luka, Igor

• Comparing external total load, acceleration and deceleration outputs in elite basketball players across positions during match play

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Jairo, Luis, David, Gil

• Task and ego goal orientations in competitive sport

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Marc, ZiÅŸan, Kara-Aretha, Taylor, Ricardo

• Sport education model and self-determination theory

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Ricardo, Luis Miguel, Jaime

• A meta-analytic review of achievement goal orientation correlates in competitive sport

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Marc, Ricardo, ZiÅŸan, Taylor, Kara-Aretha, Niilo

• Comparison of rating of perceived exertion scales during incremental and interval exercise

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Blaine E., Jos J., Carl, John P., Richard P., Salvador, Teun, Cristina, Andrea, Reese

• The effects of a comprehensive teaching program on dribbling and passing decision-making and execution skills of young footballers

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Alba, Fernando

• The use of classification and regression tree when classifying winning and losing basketball teams

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Miguel A., Sergio J.

• Network analysis in small-sided and conditioned soccer games

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Gibson, Pablo Juan

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