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Physical Education Theory and Methodology is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.6), DOAJ. Published by OVS LLC.
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ISSN 1993-7989Verify ISSN ↗1993-7997Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: OVS LLC
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 726 / 1698 | 57th | Q2 |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | 121 / 257 | 53rd | Q2 |
| Health (social science) | 182 / 387 | 53rd | Q2 |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 383 / 725 | 47th | Q3 |
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.6.
Physical Education Theory and Methodology is Q2 in Education (rank 726 of 1698), Q2 in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (rank 121 of 257) and Q2 in Health (social science) (rank 182 of 387), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 4 subject areas in all.
Physical Education Theory and Methodology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.6, quartile Q2, 57th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.300, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 18.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$200 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.
Physical Education Theory and Methodology is published by OVS LLC. Its print ISSN is 1993-7989 and its online ISSN is 1993-7997.
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Physical Education Theory and Methodology has an h-index of 25 and a 2-year mean of 1.68 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #587 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
Physical Education Theory and Methodology published 164 papers in 2025. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Indonesia (31.2%), Ukraine (16.5%) and Italy (16.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (3.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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