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Aims & Scope

“Challenges”, is an international journal that examines practical and research aspects of the broadly defined areas of physical education, kinesiology, health and the human movement sciences.

The Journal publishes on behalf of the Spanish Federation of Teachers of Physical Education (FEADEF) since 2002.

Thematic areas: Health, curriculum, pedagogy, play and games, physical activities in the naturalistic environments, special educational, measurement and evaluation, motor behavior, sports, strength and conditioning, leisure and recreation, sport management, gender issues in physical activity, sports physiology, sports medicine, biomechanics, ergonomics and sports psychology, among others.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url

APC Details

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

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 200.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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.

• Application of motion capture technology for sport performance analysis (El uso de la tecnología de captura de movimiento para el análisis del rendimiento deportivo)

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Basilio, Jose Manuel

• La gamificación en el ámbito educativo español: revisión sistemática (Gamification in the Spanish educational field: a systematic review)

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Carmen, Isaac José, Pedro Femia

• Applications of Virtual Reality for Autism Inclusion. A review (Aplicaciones de la realidad virtual para la inclusión del autism. Una revisión)

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Vasiliki, Despoina, Athanasios

• Do patients’ expectations influence conservative treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain? A Narrative Review

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Enrico, Andrea, Diego, Giacomo, Eleuterio A., Jorge Hugo

• Built Environment and Active Transport to School (BEATS) Study: Multidisciplinary and Multi-Sector Collaboration for Physical Activity Promotion (El estudio «Entorno construido y desplazamiento activo a la escuela (BEATS)»: colaboración multidisciplinaria

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Sandra, Ashley, Debbie, Charlotte, John, Emily, Gordon, Antoni

• ¿Cómo debe ser el trabajo de Educación Física en Educación Infantil? (¿How should Physical Education work in Early Childhood Education be?)

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Víctor

• La importancia de utilizar la Evaluación Formativa y Compartida en la Formación Inicial del Profesorado de Educación Física: los Proyectos de Aprendizaje Tutorado como ejemplo de buena práctica (The importance of using Formative and Shared Assessment in P

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Víctor Manuel, Miriam, Cristina, Juan Carlos

• Evaluación formativa, autorregulación, feedback y herramientas digitales: uso de Socrative en educación superior (Formative assessment, self-regulation, feedback and digital tools: use of Socrative in higher education)

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Juan, Patricia, David, Daniel

• Más allá del libro de texto. La gamificación mediada con TIC como alternativa de innovación en Educación Física (Beyond the textbook. Gamification through ITC as an innovative alternative in Physical Education)

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Lucía Esther, Francisco, Manuel

• Association between physical education, school-based physical activity, and academic performance: a systematic review (Asociación entre la educación física, la actividad física en la escuela, y el rendimiento académico: una revisión sistemática)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Adilson, Francisco, João, Ricardo, Hugo