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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.9), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Frontiers Media SA.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2624-9367Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIOpen Access

3.9

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 42 of 536 · 92nd pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2019–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

3.9

SJR · SCImago

0.825

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 92nd pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Anthropology	42 / 536	92nd	Q1
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation	77 / 257	70th	Q2
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine	113 / 340	66th	Q2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	268 / 725	63rd	Q2
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management	75 / 156	52nd	Q2
Physiology	113 / 196	42nd	Q3

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Collections

ESCI

Quick answers

Is Frontiers in Sports and Active Living indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.9.

What quartile is Frontiers in Sports and Active Living in Scopus?

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is Q1 in Anthropology (rank 42 of 536), Q2 in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (rank 77 of 257) and Q2 in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (rank 113 of 340), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Sports and Active Living?

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 92nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.825, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 38.

How much does it cost to publish in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,353 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 Frontiers in Sports and Active Living and what is its ISSN?

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is published by Frontiers Media SA. Its ISSN is 2624-9367.

Is Frontiers in Sports and Active Living in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is Frontiers in Sports and Active Living open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Frontiers in Sports and Active Living? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living has an h-index of 57 and a 2-year mean of 2.55 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #21 of 497 Scopus journals in Anthropology.

h-index

2.55

2-yr mean citations

983

i10-index

4,015

works indexed

31,394

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$2,353

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#21 of 497 Top 5% Anthropology

#41 of 249 Top 17% Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

#75 of 331 Top 23% Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Papers published per year

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living published 845 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Sports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionSport Psychology and PerformanceCardiovascular and exercise physiology

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living? — latest 98 articles, 2026

In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (19.4%), United States (8.4%) and Brazil (5.1%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Frontiers in Sports and Active Living? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2624-9367 ↗

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