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Annals of Applied Sport Science
Annals of Applied Sport Science is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by Society of Aging and Physical Activity (SAPA).
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ISSN 2322-4479Verify ISSN ↗2476-4981Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Society of Aging and Physical Activity (SAPA)
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Annals of Applied Sport Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2017–2025).
What is the impact factor of Annals of Applied Sport Science?
Annals of Applied Sport Science has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Annals of Applied Sport Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$550 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Annals of Applied Sport Science and what is its ISSN?
Annals of Applied Sport Science is published by Society of Aging and Physical Activity (SAPA). Its print ISSN is 2322-4479 and its online ISSN is 2476-4981.
Is Annals of Applied Sport Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Annals of Applied Sport Science open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Annals of Applied Sport Science for 9 years, between 2017 and 2025. Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 373 works and 1,993 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2023, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2025, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Annals of Applied Sport Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Annals of Applied Sport Science has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Annals of Applied Sport Science published 23 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 51. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Annals of Applied Sport Science? — latest 99 articles, 2021–2023
In its latest 99 research articles (2021–2023), authors are most often from Indonesia (14.6%), South Korea (11.1%) and Malaysia (9.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Annals of Applied Sport Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2025. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2025
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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