Journal of Physical Activity & Health

pISSN: 1543-3080eISSN: 1543-5474• JCR: J PHYS ACT HEALTHHuman KineticsUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

2.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

No change vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHSSCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of Physical Activity & Health current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #2,577 in Medicine by impact factor and #892 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare Journal of Physical Activity & Health against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health publication trend

Published 814 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.6.

2026 vs 2025: -194
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Journal Details

Total Articles
3,750
H-Index
121
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
PhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyTransportation

Article Volume

2022
109
2023
180
2024
201
2025
259
2026
65
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