(RQES) publishes scientific research focusing on human movement as it relates to exercise and sport. The journal is particularly interested in theoretically-driven rather than descriptive work and the expectation is that a paper must significantly advance and impact on knowledge within the field. The journal accepts quantitative and qualitative work that presents new information, substantiation or contradiction of previous findings, or an application of new or improved techniques. The journal is currently not accepting narrative reviews unless invited or with prior approval from the Editor. The journal does accept systematic and meta-analytic reviews from leading research groups and scientists. The goals of RQES are to provide a scholarly outlet for knowledge that: (1) contributes to the study of human movement, particularly its cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary nature; (2) impacts theory and practice regarding human movement; (3) stimulates research about human movement; and (4) provides theoretical reviews and tutorials related to the study of human movement.
Diversity on the Editorial Board August 2021
SHAPE America and the journal Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport strongly values equity, diversity and inclusion in research across the various academic disciplines that it serves. We believe that the authors, reviewers, and editors engaged with the journal must reflect the diversity that is evident within the broad academic communities that it serves.
A challenge remains how to gather accurate data that reflects the current level of diversity in the field as whole. The problem is confounded by the fact that the journal is multi-disciplinary, encompassing a wide number of sub-disciplines. Moreover, while the journal is US based, its reach and impact is global. We will explore better ways to collect and aggregate such data so that the nature of the community that the journal serves may be better defined.
As we move forward, we will continue to explore ways to better gather demographic data and continue with our efforts to recruit a proportionate number of authors, reviewers and editors that match favourably with the levels of diversity that are evident in the various fields of science that the journal serves.
Journal metrics
Usage
264K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
2.3 (2023) 5 year IF
4.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.226 (2023) SNIP
0.748 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
1 days avg. from submission to first
decision
82 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
49 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
7% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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SHAPE America is the Society of Health and Physical Educators in the United States. It serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals.
Members of SHAPE America can select one or more of the SHAPE journals depending on their membership type. In addition, SHAPE America sponsors the journal Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science and members can receive an individual print and online subscription at a special society member rate. Please see the subscribe page for details. SHAPE America members also receive special rates on other Taylor & Francis sports science journals.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
(1980 - current)
Formerly known as
Research Quarterly. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
(1979 - 1979)
Research Quarterly. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(1974 - 1978)
Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(1939 - 1973)
Research Quarterly. American Association for Health and Physical Education
(1938 - 1938)
Research Quarterly. American Physical Education Association
(1930 - 1937)
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