118 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. 82 of them are fully open access. Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 100 USD. Highest recent citation rates: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, European Physical Education Review, Physical Therapy.
118 journals
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| Journal of Teaching in Physical EducationHuman Kinetics | 51 % | 94 | 1.92 | 106 | Subscription |
| Physical Education and Sport PedagogyTaylor & Francis | 46 % | 64 | 3.20 | 92 | Subscription |
| European Physical Education ReviewSAGE Publishing | 44 % | 47 | 3.70 | 77 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Journal of Physical Education Recreation & DanceTaylor & Francis | 48 % | 102 | 1.25 | 62 | Subscription |
| Sport Education and SocietyTaylor & Francis | 35 % | 104 | 2.36 | 102 | Subscription |
| Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical EducationTaylor & Francis | 46 % | 30 | 2.17 | 21 | Subscription |
| Disability and RehabilitationInforma | 25 % | 513 | 2.19 | 174 | Subscription |
| Physical TherapyOxford University Press | 25 % | 201 | 3.24 | 270 | Subscription; open access option 4 035 USD |
| Physical Education Theory and MethodologyOVS LLC | 35 % | 115 | 1.71 | 25 | 200 USD |
| European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation MedicineEdizioni Minerva Medica | 23 % | 109 | 4.48 | 63 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Edu Sportivo/Edu SportivoUIR Press | 52 % | 24 | 1.25 | 11 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Clinical RehabilitationSAGE Publishing | 25 % | 131 | 2.37 | 159 | Subscription; open access option 4 400 USD |
| Pedagogy of Physical Culture and SportsH.S. Skovoroda Kharkov National Pedagogical University | 30 % | 59 | 2.06 | 19 | 170 USD |
| Physical Education of StudentsH.S. Skovoroda Kharkov National Pedagogical University | 34 % | 48 | 1.67 | 25 | 170 USD |
| Journal of Occupational RehabilitationSpringer Science+Business Media | 26 % | 81 | 2.45 | 110 | Subscription; open access option 4 790 USD |
| Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesFrontiers Media | 22 % | 194 | 2.36 | 32 | 2 353 USD |
| Journal of Rehabilitation MedicineFoundation for Rehabilitation Information | 23 % | 106 | 2.74 | 148 | 1 887 USD |
| Gait & PostureElsevier BV | 21 % | 644 | 1.38 | 218 | Subscription; open access option 3 510 USD |
| QuestTaylor & Francis | 31 % | 35 | 1.79 | 103 | Subscription |
| Journal of Geriatric Physical TherapyLippincott Williams & Wilkins | 31 % | 36 | 1.71 | 67 | Subscription |
| American Journal of Physical Medicine & RehabilitationLippincott Williams & Wilkins | 20 % | 245 | 1.54 | 154 | Subscription |
| Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationElsevier BV | 20 % | 810 | 0.96 | 276 | Subscription; open access option 4 000 USD |
| Слобожанський науково-спортивний вісникKharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture | 36 % | 44 | 0.91 | 13 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Research Quarterly for Exercise and SportTaylor & Francis | 22 % | 90 | 1.79 | 155 | Subscription |
| Athletic Training Education JournalPublisher unknown | 39 % | 32 | 0.84 | 28 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Health sport rehabilitationH.S. Skovoroda Kharkov National Pedagogical University | 36 % | 38 | 0.84 | 14 | 150 USD |
| Kinesiology ReviewHuman Kinetics | 23 % | 53 | 1.91 | 33 | Subscription |
| Journal of Learning Theory and MethodologyPublisher unknown | 45 % | 19 | 0.79 | 10 | 70 USD |
| StrategiesTaylor & Francis | 42 % | 53 | 0.55 | 21 | Subscription |
| German Journal of Exercise and Sport ResearchSpringer Nature | 21 % | 80 | 1.59 | 42 | Subscription; open access option 2 590 USD |
| The Physical EducatorSagamore-Venture Publishing | 48 % | 35 | 0.45 | 37 | Subscription |
| JOURNAL SPORT AREAUIR Press | 34 % | 45 | 0.71 | 18 | 71 USD |
| International Journal of Rehabilitation ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins | 24 % | 47 | 1.38 | 85 | Subscription |
| Topics in Geriatric RehabilitationLippincott Williams & Wilkins | 26 % | 39 | 1.18 | 42 | Subscription |
| Journal of Physical Education and Sports ManagementPublisher unknown | 22 % | 6 | 8.00 | 7 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical TranslationElsevier BV | 21 % | 78 | 1.13 | 28 | 2 500 USD |
| European Journal of PhysiotherapyTaylor & Francis | 22 % | 46 | 1.26 | 22 | Subscription |
| International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis | 27 % | 23 | 1.16 | 12 | Subscription |
| Bulletin of Rehabilitation MedicinePublisher unknown | 20 % | 80 | 1.05 | 10 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Champions Education Journal of Sport Health and RecreationPublisher unknown | 45 % | 8 | 0.78 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del DeporteUniversity of Murcia | 23 % | 114 | 0.65 | 17 | 161 USD |
| South African Journal of PhysiotherapyAOSIS | 20 % | 42 | 1.34 | 27 | 434 USD |
| Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise ScienceTaylor & Francis | 20 % | 37 | 1.35 | 62 | Subscription |
| Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching ResearchTanjungpura University | 32 % | 11 | 1.13 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Rehabilitation NursingLippincott Williams & Wilkins | 24 % | 41 | 0.87 | 59 | Subscription |
| Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise SciencesIndex Copernicus International S.A. | 25 % | 25 | 0.97 | 8 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Modern SportPublisher unknown | 44 % | 81 | 0.22 | 7 | 100 USD |
| Physical rehabilitation and recreational health technologiesKharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture | 27 % | 40 | 0.62 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Physical EducationUniversity of Baghdad | 43 % | 84 | 0.22 | 6 | 100 USD |
| Frontiers in Sport ResearchPublisher unknown | 34 % | 97 | 0.29 | 5 | Subscription |
| International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and SportsPublisher unknown | 24 % | 28 | 0.81 | 11 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Multilateral Jurnal Pendidikan Jasmani dan OlahragaUnlam Press | 46 % | 45 | 0.24 | 17 | 49 USD |
| Physical Culture Recreation and RehabilitationPublisher unknown | 36 % | 10 | 0.73 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Indonesian Journal of Physical Education and Sport ScienceUniversitas Nahdlatul Ulama Cirebon | 44 % | 40 | 0.25 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| ЄдиноборстваKharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture | 24 % | 39 | 0.68 | 10 | Open access, fee unknown |
| PhysiotherapyElsevier BV | 21 % | 312 | 0.39 | 130 | Subscription; open access option 3 480 USD |
| Physiotherapy CanadaUniversity of Toronto Press | 23 % | 62 | 0.56 | 63 | Subscription |
| Sports gamesKharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture | 36 % | 22 | 0.43 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| International Journal of Therapy and RehabilitationMark Allen Group | 27 % | 55 | 0.42 | 40 | Subscription |
| Journal of Acute Care Physical TherapyLippincott Williams & Wilkins | 32 % | 23 | 0.46 | 15 | Subscription |
| journal of physical educationState University of Maringa | 30 % | 48 | 0.36 | 22 | Open access, fee unknown |
| ITF Coaching & Sport Science ReviewInternational Tennis Federation | 21 % | 33 | 0.74 | 7 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Advances in Rehabilitation Science and PracticeSAGE Publishing | 22 % | 11 | 1.44 | 6 | 2 650 USD |
| Polish Journal of Sport and TourismDe Gruyter Open | 21 % | 25 | 0.78 | 19 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Sportis Scientific Journal of School Sport Physical Education and PsychomotricityUniversity of A Coruña | 27 % | 55 | 0.36 | 16 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical EducationPublisher unknown | 28 % | 29 | 0.44 | 9 | Subscription |
| INSPIREE Indonesian Sport Innovation ReviewPublisher unknown | 37 % | 23 | 0.31 | 9 | Open access, fee unknown |
| ACTIVE Journal of Physical Education Sport Health and RecreationState University of Semarang | 47 % | 43 | 0.17 | 11 | 36 USD |
| GLADI JURNAL ILMU KEOLAHRAGAANJakarta State University | 48 % | 43 | 0.16 | 9 | 49 USD |
| JURNAL PENDIDIKAN JASMANI DAN OLAHRAGAUniversitas Pendidikan Indonesia Press | 36 % | 37 | 0.24 | 16 | 65 USD |
| Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalWorld Scientific | 20 % | 14 | 0.97 | 34 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Brazilian Journal of Motor BehaviorPublisher unknown | 25 % | 40 | 0.38 | 12 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Advances in Physical EducationScientific Research Publishing | 29 % | 27 | 0.33 | 22 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation MedicinePublisher unknown | 21 % | 17 | 0.73 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Sriwijaya Journal of SportSriwijaya University | 40 % | 23 | 0.22 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| PodiumUniversidad Espíritu Santo | 29 % | 91 | 0.21 | 12 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Physical Education and University SportSaratov State University | 36 % | 37 | 0.21 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Pedagogy of HealthPublisher unknown | 28 % | 10 | 0.55 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Physical Education Health and SportState University of Semarang | 36 % | 22 | 0.25 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Kinestetik Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan JasmaniUniversity of Bengkulu | 47 % | 96 | 0.11 | 17 | 75 USD |
| Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov Series IX Sciences of Human KineticsEditura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov | 36 % | 51 | 0.16 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Physical Activity JournalJenderal Soedirman University | 40 % | 20 | 0.19 | 13 | Open access, fee unknown |
| MOTRICIDADES Revista da Sociedade de Pesquisa Qualitativa em Motricidade HumanaPublisher unknown | 21 % | 31 | 0.40 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| ConexõesUniversity of Campinas | 23 % | 44 | 0.30 | 16 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal Coaching Education SportsUniversitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya | 41 % | 40 | 0.14 | 9 | Open access, fee unknown |
| JUARA Jurnal OlahragaUniversitas Muhammadiyah Kuningan | 42 % | 48 | 0.12 | 17 | 39 USD |
| DiscobolulDiscobolul Publishing House | 28 % | 34 | 0.22 | 6 | 64 USD |
| sportlogiaPublisher unknown | 26 % | 14 | 0.33 | 10 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Coaching and Sports SciencePublisher unknown | 20 % | 12 | 0.52 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Rehabilitation Advances in Developing Health SystemsAOSIS | 22 % | 5 | 0.81 | 3 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Rehabilitation TherapyPublisher unknown | 20 % | 11 | 0.46 | 6 | Subscription |
| International Journal of Sports Science and Physical EducationScience Publishing Group | 24 % | 12 | 0.32 | 9 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Спортске науке и здравље - АПЕИРОНPaneuropean University Apeiron | 29 % | 35 | 0.15 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Health Sports & Rehabilitation MedicinePublisher unknown | 21 % | 34 | 0.22 | 6 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Slovak Journal of Sport SciencePublisher unknown | 24 % | 18 | 0.24 | 3 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Kinesiology & WellnessPublisher unknown | 23 % | 9 | 0.35 | 4 | Subscription |
| Journal of Applied Sports SciencesPublisher unknown | 20 % | 20 | 0.27 | 7 | Open access, fee unknown |
| IOSR Journal of Sports and Physical EducationPublisher unknown | 22 % | 6 | 0.48 | 9 | Subscription |
| International Journal of Sports Science and ArtsEgypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research | 35 % | 24 | 0.12 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Sport Science and FitnessState University of Semarang | 25 % | 20 | 0.19 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| ACPES Journal of Physical Education Sport and Health (AJPESH)State University of Semarang | 30 % | 18 | 0.14 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis GymnasticaeCluj University Press | 29 % | 52 | 0.09 | 5 | Open access, fee unknown |
| International Journal of Physical Activity and HealthPublisher unknown | 25 % | 73 | 0.10 | 5 | Subscription |
| JOURNAL OF SPORT AND KINETIC MOVEMENTPublisher unknown | 27 % | 20 | 0.13 | 2 | 86 USD |
| Indonesian Journal of Research in Physical Education Sport and HealthState University of Malang | 36 % | 8 | 0.14 | 2 | Open access, fee unknown |
| SPORT AND SOCIETYPublisher unknown | 26 % | 20 | 0.13 | 3 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Caderno de Educação Física e EsporteState University of West Paraná | 26 % | 37 | 0.10 | 7 | Open access, fee unknown |
| THE SKY-International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (IJPESS)University of Lahore | 21 % | 15 | 0.17 | 3 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Maǧallaẗ al-rāfidayn li-l-ʻulūm al-riyāḍiyyaẗPublisher unknown | 37 % | 75 | 0.04 | 3 | 100 USD |
| Journal of Theories and Applications of Physical Education Sport SciencesEgypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research | 38 % | 16 | 0.06 | 2 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Fizicka kulturaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education | 32 % | 10 | 0.08 | 11 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Giornale Italiano di Educazione alla Salute, Sport e Didattica InclusivaPublisher unknown | 23 % | 141 | 0.05 | 3 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Știința și arta mișcăriiStefan cel Mare University of Suceava | 43 % | 44 | 0.02 | 1 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Ovidius University Annals, Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health SeriesPublisher unknown | 26 % | 23 | 0.03 | 8 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Physical Education and SportsState University of Semarang | 30 % | 7 | 0.04 | 1 | Open access, fee unknown |
| JURNAL STAMINAPadang State University | 34 % | 36 | 0.00 | 8 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Ciencia y deporteUniversidad de Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz | 32 % | 36 | 0.00 | 4 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Revue phénEPS / PHEnex JournalPublisher unknown | 33 % | 14 | 0.00 | 14 | Open access, fee unknown |
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