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A multidisciplinary journal which investigates all aspects of sports, physical activity, and active living to understand the benefits and risks of non-sedentary behavior.

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is a multidisciplinary journal which investigates all aspects of sports, physical activity, and active living. Led by Field Chief Editors Prof Richard Giulianotti (Loughborough Un...

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Gregoire P Millet

Université de Lausanne

Switzerland

Editor-in-Chief

Exercise Physiology

Adamantios Arampatzis

Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Clare Minahan

Griffith University

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Women in Sport

Dave Collins

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Sports Coaching: Performance and Development

David Broom

Consultant

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Disease

Dean Alan Dudley

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science University of Queensland

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Physical Education and Pedagogy

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About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is a multidisciplinary journal which investigates all aspects of sports, physical activity, and active living. Led by Field Chief Editors Prof Richard Giulianotti (Loughborough University, UK) and Prof Grégoire Millet (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) the journal explores sports, physical activity, and active living, in diverse settings, and with the use of research methods and theories that are drawn from the natural, life, and social sciences. The journal seeks to catalyze progress by welcoming new ideas and approaches that are likely to shift paradigms in our understanding of sport, exercise, and active living, ranging from traditional sports and forms of exercise to e-sports. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: anti-doping sciences & integrity in sport biomechanics and control of human movement elite sports and performance enhancement exercise physiology history, culture and sociology of sports injury prevention and rehabilitation physical activity in the prevention and management of disease physical education and pedagogy sport psychology sport and exercise nutrition sports coaching: performance and development sport, leisure, tourism, and events sports management, marketing, and economics sports politics, policy and law sports science, technology and engineering women in sport. Furthermore, the journal welcomes submissions that explore sports, exercise, and active living across all aspects of society, including: benefits to physical health (e.g., exercise is medicine) learning mental health politics and policy social and cultural relations technological development and the economy the environment. The journal also encourages submissions that support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living brings together prominent and promising scholars, as well as diverse policymakers, and key opinion leaders across its global fields of enquiry. The journal is committed to inspiring and communicating fresh scientific knowledge to researchers and across the wider public, private, and civil sectors, to enable new forms of scientific breakthrough and positive social change to occur. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Aims

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is a multidisciplinary journal which investigates all aspects of sports, physical activity, and active living.

Led by Field Chief Editors Prof Richard Giulianotti (Loughborough University, UK) and Prof Grégoire Millet (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) the journal explores sports, physical activity, and active living, in diverse settings, and with the use of research methods and theories that are drawn from the natural, life, and social sciences.

The journal seeks to catalyze progress by welcoming new ideas and approaches that are likely to shift paradigms in our understanding of sport, exercise, and active living, ranging from traditional sports and forms of exercise to e-sports. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

anti-doping sciences & integrity in sport

biomechanics and control of human movement

elite sports and performance enhancement

exercise physiology

history, culture and sociology of sports

injury prevention and rehabilitation

physical activity in the prevention and management of disease

physical education and pedagogy

sport psychology

sport and exercise nutrition

sports coaching: performance and development

sport, leisure, tourism, and events

sports management, marketing, and economics

sports politics, policy and law

sports science, technology and engineering

women in sport.

Furthermore, the journal welcomes submissions that explore sports, exercise, and active living across all aspects of society, including:

benefits to physical health (e.g., exercise is medicine)

learning

mental health

politics and policy

social and cultural relations

technological development and

the economy

the environment.

The journal also encourages submissions that support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being.

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living brings together prominent and promising scholars, as well as diverse policymakers, and key opinion leaders across its global fields of enquiry. The journal is committed to inspiring and communicating fresh scientific knowledge to researchers and across the wider public, private, and civil sectors, to enable new forms of scientific breakthrough and positive social change to occur.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/about

ISSN
2624-9367
Editor-in-Chief
Richard Giulianotti (Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom) — Field Chief Editor; Gregoire P Millet (Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Anti-doping Sciences & Integrity in Sport

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/anti-doping-sciences-integrity-in-sport

  • Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/biomechanics-and-control-of-human-movement

  • Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/elite-sports-and-performance-enhancement

  • Exercise Physiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/exercise-physiology

  • Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/injury-prevention-and-rehabilitation

  • Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Disease

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/physical-activity-in-the-prevention-and-management-of-disease

  • Physical Education and Pedagogy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/physical-education-and-pedagogy

  • Sport Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sport-psychology

  • Sport and Exercise Nutrition

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sport-and-exercise-nutrition

  • Sport, Leisure, Tourism, and Events

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sport-leisure-tourism-and-events

  • Sports Coaching: Performance and Development

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sports-coaching-performance-and-development

  • Sports Management, Marketing, and Economics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sports-management-marketing-and-economics

  • Sports Politics, Policy and Law

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sports-politics-policy-and-law

  • Sports Science, Technology and Engineering

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/sports-science-technology-and-engineering

  • The History, Culture and Sociology of Sports

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/the-history-culture-and-sociology-of-sports

  • Women in Sport

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/sections/women-in-sport

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Retraction
  • Registered Report
  • Addendum
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,695 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Registered Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 2,195 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial, Retraction, Addendum
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

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  • DOAJ
  • PubMed
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  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Scopus
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Retraction (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Addendum (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
3.9
Impact indicator
0.80
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
27,847

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.0
CiteScore
3.9
Citations
27847
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.