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Name: Physical Activity, Health and Sports.

Founder: Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture.

Foundation year: 2010.

ISSN 2221-1217 (print), ISSN 2221-5611 (online).

Frequency: biyearly.

Languages: Ukrainian, English.

Registration of print media: Decision of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting No. 2760 as of 26.09.2024. Media ID – R30-03248.

Media entity: Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture (EDRPOU 34606048, Kostyushka St., 11, Lviv, 79007, info@ldufk.edu.ua, tel. (032) 255-32-01). ROR: https://ror.org/04z6kfz30.

The journal is included in the List of Scientific Professional Publications of Ukraine in accordance with Order No. 928 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated June 11, 2026 (Appendix 12). The journal has been assigned Category “B” for three years, from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2029.

Cluster: Human Capital Development, Social Sciences and Journalism.

Specialties: A1 Educational Sciences, A4 Secondary Education (by subject specializations), A7 Physical Culture and Sports.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32782/2221-1217

Publisher: Publishing House “Helvetica” (EDRPOU code 38044877; 65101, Ukraine, Odesa, 6/1 Inhlezi St; phone number: +38 (095) 934-48-28, +38 (097) 723-06-08; e-mail: mailbox@helvetica.ua; Publishing entity certificate: ДК No. 7623 as of 22.06.2022). Publisher's ROR: https://ror.org/0021ckm71.

Journal Policy: it is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original articles rendering research findings, practical, educational, methodological and research developments in athletes training, physical education, physical activity of various population segments, and health promotion through physical culture, physical rehabilitation and therapy.

The aim of the journal is to inform healthcare professionals in Ukraine, specialists in the field of physical culture and sports – researchers, university lecturers, doctoral and postgraduate students, trainers, athletes, and the general public – about the results of fundamental and applied research in physical rehabilitation and therapy, as well as about current trends and processes in the fields of physical education, physical rehabilitation, and professional sport.

The objectives are:

– to present the results of fundamental and applied scientific research in the fields of physical rehabilitation, physical therapy, physical education, and sport;
– to promote the development of interdisciplinary research in healthcare, physical culture, and sports science;
– to disseminate modern scientific approaches, methods, and technologies in physical rehabilitation and physical therapy;
– to inform the scientific and professional community about current trends in the development of physical education, rehabilitation medicine, and professional sport;
– to facilitate the implementation of research results into medical, rehabilitation, and sports practice;
– to create a scientific platform for the exchange of experience among researchers, educators, practitioners, and young scientists;
– to support the development of scientific potential among doctoral and postgraduate students, early-career researchers, and students in the field of physical culture and sports;
– to promote scientific knowledge and enhance the professional training of specialists in physical culture, sport, and rehabilitation.

The editorial board accepts individual articles submitted by postgraduate students enrolled in state-funded programs for publication free of charge, provided that the manuscripts are authored solely by the students (without co-authors), comply with the journal’s requirements, and adhere to the principles of academic integrity.

Available on the VLNU website

The journal is included in the international scientometric database Index Copernicus.